Press Release: EU continues its strong support for the vicitms of Syria’s crisis

The European Union significantly increased its funding in response to the Syria crisis at the Third International Pledging Conference for Syria in Kuwait on 31 March 2015. Together, the European Commission and Member States pledged close to € 1.1 billion - double the overall EU pledge at the 2014 Conference. Of this, €500 million in humanitarian aid, early recovery and longer-term stabilisation assistance came from the EU budget, which nearly tripled the contribution from last year. EU Member States also increased their pledges compared to 2014.

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ESO: Background information: Statement by Commissioner Christos Stylianides on the 4th anniversary of the Syria crisis http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-statement-by-commissioner-christos-stylianides-on-the-4th-anniversary-of-the-syria-crisis/

ESO: Background information: Hard Evidence: how much are European countries doing to help shelter Syrian refugees? http://www.europeansources.info/record/hard-evidence-how-much-are-european-countries-doing-to-help-shelter-syrian-refugees/

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