It seems to me that invoking the following clauses of the legislation he is entitled to the €250 which I originally requested.
Passengers concerned shall:
(c) have the right to compensation by the operating air carrier
in accordance with Article 7, unless:
(ii) they are informed of the cancellation between two
weeks and seven days before the scheduled time of
departure and are offered re-routing, allowing them to
depart no more than two hours before the scheduled
time of departure and to reach their final destination
less than four hours after the scheduled time of arrival;
Where reference is made to this Article, passengers shall
receive compensation amounting to:
(a) EUR 250 for all flights of 1 500 kilometres or less