Anmodningen blev modtaget den 13. august og blev fulgt op af yderligere oplysninger fra Portugals side den 22., og i september lod Portugal under en offentlig høring vide, at det anmodede Solidaritetsfonden om at bevilge et beløb på 48,5 millioner euro.
The request was officially received on 13 August and additional information was submitted by Portugal on the 22 of that month; at a public hearing in September, Portugal stated that it was asking for Solidarity Fund intervention to the value of EUR 48.5 million.