Published on
12/08/2026 - 10:25 GMT+2
The European Union will provide €2 million to Colombia to support its most affected areas following a deadly earthquake that tore through the South American country on Sunday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in an online statement.
“As search and rescue operations continue, the EU is supporting Colombia wherever possible,” she said in the statement posted on Tuesday.
The president of the EU executive added that Colombia has activated the bloc’s civil protection mechanism, which is designed to pool resources from the 27 member states to effectively provide assistance to the nation that triggered it.
