Press Release: Commission proposes new Emergency Assistance instrument for faster crisis response within the EU

As the refugee crisis continued to put pressure on many European Member States, the European Commission proposed on 2 March 2016 a faster way for support to be provided to tackle wide-ranging humanitarian crises within the EU.

The European Commission proposed an Emergency Assistance instrument to be used within the European Union to provide a faster, more targeted response to major crises, including helping Member States cope with large numbers of refugees.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: MEMO/16/483, 02.03.16: Questions and Answers: An instrument for Emergency assistance within the Union http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-483_en.htm

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