Czech Republic, Poland and Germany to file for EU aid jointly

The Czech Republic, Germany and Poland will ask jointly for EU funds to help cope with the damage caused by the August floods, Czech Prime Minister Petr Nečas and Saxony's Prime Minister Stanislaw Tillich said on Tuesday. EU aid money can be drawn if the damage is over 21 billion crowns. The damage estimate in the Czech lands falls short of that amount but a joint request by the three neighbouring states would fulfil the criteria. According to the latest data, the total flood damage in northern Bohemia in August crossed 10 billion crowns.