I would like to thank you, Prime Minister Golob, for giving me the opportunity to see with my own eyes the situation on the ground. I am here to reaffirm the European Union’s solidarity. I am very impressed by the courage of the Slovenian people. I am also impressed by the focus and determination of your leadership, Prime Minister Golob.
It is clear that Slovenia is facing a difficult situation, a complex situation. And we are thinking what we can do to be operational and to be concrete.You know that the European Commission made a very important promise. We will mobilise €400 million as a starting point. You can also count on the Council and the Member States.
I know that very quickly many European Union members and partners, including Ukraine, decided to provide concrete support. This is not enough and one thing is absolutely clear – we are not forgetting the Slovenian people. We are with you today Prime Minister and we are with all the Slovenian people. And we will be with you tomorrow. We will not forget what happened here.
We also know that is important to invest and to rebuild the country. It is also important to be better prepared because we know that in the future, probably not only in Europe, not only in Slovenia, we will face more and more natural disasters. It means that we need to be better prepared and to have money available, in case of need. So that we can act and react very quickly.
Prime Minister, I am impressed by the Slovenian people, and I am impressed by your leadership. You have many friends all across Europe. Dear Slovenian people, you have many friends all across Europe. You can count on us. Today and in the future… because it will take time. We are and we will be by your side.
Source: Consilium Europa
