EU helps refugees on Aegean Islands

Published on September 11, 2020

The Commission is helping channel further support to Greece to tackle the situation in the refugee camps, thanks to a new offer of assistance from Poland via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

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EU Humanitarian Air Bridge to Peru and €30.5 million for Latin America and the Caribbean

September 11, 2020
As part of the EU's global coronavirus response, an EU Humanitarian Air Bridge operation consisting of 3 flights to Lima, Peru this week is delivering a total of more than 4 tonnes of life-saving materials to humanitarian organisations active in the country.At the same time, the EU has announced €30.5 million in humanitarian assistance to support the most vulnerable in Latin America and the Caribb

Addressing COVID-19: Council approves €6.2 billion budget increa

September 11, 2020
Today, the Council agreed to add €6.2 billion to the EU 2020 budget to address the impact of the COVID-19-crisis and to fund inter alia the vaccine strategy. The Council adopted draft amending budget No 8 for 2020 by written procedure.