European Commission calls on Member States and Parliament to release further €79 million in humanitarian aid for Iraq
The European Commission met today on the
international situation relating to Iraq. Particular attention was paid
to the humanitarian aspects of the crisis. In this regard, the Commission
decided to make an immediate request to the budgetary authority (Council
of Ministers and European Parliament) to release €79 million from the
emergency budget reserve. Combined with the €21 million announced previously
(see
IP/03/416 of 20 March), the immediate
response to the impending humanitarian crisis of the Commission now totals
€100 million.