AP, Brussels :
The head office of the European Union on Wednesday sought to swiftly push through a proposal to earmark 700 million euros ($760 million) in humanitarian aid to improve the situation for migrants in need of shelter.
EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Christos Stylianides said 300 million euros ($325 million) would be earmarked for this year alone and be used “where it is most needed,” alluding to Greece and the nations along the Balkan migrant trail. The overall total would cover three years.
The EU Commission proposal for funding will still need to be approved by the European parliament and the member states. Since the beginning of 2015, over a million refugees and other migrants have entered the EU, mainly through Greece, to seek a better life in wealthy EU nations like Germany and Sweden. The commission also announced Wednesday that Greece is in the process of sending back 308 migrants, deemed not to be in line for international protection, to Turkey where they came from.
The head office of the European Union on Wednesday sought to swiftly push through a proposal to earmark 700 million euros ($760 million) in humanitarian aid to improve the situation for migrants in need of shelter.
EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Christos Stylianides said 300 million euros ($325 million) would be earmarked for this year alone and be used “where it is most needed,” alluding to Greece and the nations along the Balkan migrant trail. The overall total would cover three years.
The EU Commission proposal for funding will still need to be approved by the European parliament and the member states. Since the beginning of 2015, over a million refugees and other migrants have entered the EU, mainly through Greece, to seek a better life in wealthy EU nations like Germany and Sweden. The commission also announced Wednesday that Greece is in the process of sending back 308 migrants, deemed not to be in line for international protection, to Turkey where they came from.
