President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen pledged billions of euros for flood recovery for Central European countries which suffered enormous damage during ongoing flooding. On Thursday, the EU chief visited a flood-damaged region in south-eastern Poland and met with the government heads of affected countries – Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Von der Leyen said funds will swiftly be available for repair from the EU’s solidarity fund. Acknowledging it would not be enough in the face of the enormous destruction in the region, she also pledged 10 billion euros fo…