European Aid Despite Criticism.

The general sentiment in Europe with regard to the Katrina crisis is astonishment. If you want to see how the European press has been treating the news, you can go here.
While very critical of the Bush administration through its media, the aid offered by the governments is not negligeable. It seems that the American media coverage of the aid offered by foreign countries is minimum. Well, as our blog is about Franco-American relationship, here is also some information our faithful readers might be interested in:

According to some European observers, channeling the emergency aid through NATO and the European Union spares the Bush administration from the possible embarrassment of having to accept relief from individual governments and leaders to which it would rather not be indebted.

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The EU’s aid coordination office in Brussels will manage the aid from member countries that have pledged relief supplies.

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France has agreed to donate 600 tents, 1,000 camp beds, 60 generators and three portable water-treatment plants as well as a 60-strong disaster relief team, two planes, two naval vessels and a hospital ship.

And more on CNN :

France has offered a wide range of supplies and services from its mainland and the French Antilles, relatively close to the affected regions. One French non-governmental organization that specializes in restoring phone lines and Internet service is ready to send a team. Veolia Equipment, which has facilities in Louisiana, has offered to make its water management resources available.