Refugee crisis: Commission welcomes Member States' agreement on Emergency Assistance instrument for faster crisis response within the EU

EU News 82/2016

Brussels, 9 March 2016

The European Commission welcomes the fast agreement Member States reached today on its proposal for an Emergency Assistance instrument to provide faster means of support to EU countries facing major humanitarian crises, such as dealing with large numbers of refugees.

The positive support comes just one week after the Commission put forward the proposal to provide €700 million over the next three years to Member States whose own response capacities are overwhelmed by urgent and exceptional circumstances.

Source and additional information:
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-706_en.htm?locale=en

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