Press Release: EU to provide milk to 350,000 Syrian children

On 30 March 2016 the European Commission adopted a €30 million programme to provide 350,000 Syrian children with drinking milk, as part of the already substantial aid provided by the European Union to those in need as a consequence of the crisis in the region.

The funding for this latest programme was part of the €500 million support package for European farmers presented by the EC in 2015, which represented a substantial response to support European farmers. It will be used to buy milk which should originate in the EU.

As well as supporting European farmers through the purchase of drinking milk, the €30 million programme also contributed significantly to the major challenge posed to the EU by the refugee crisis. The milk was distributed to Syrian children and reinforced an already operating food distribution programme for school children financed by the EU in Syria.

ESO: Background information: Press Release: Syria Crisis: European Commission announces €445 million in humanitarian aid http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-syria-crisis-european-commission-announces-e445-million-in-humanitarian-aid/

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: MEMO/16/1106, 30.03.16: Q&A: EU to provide milk to 350,000 children in Syria http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-1106_en.htm

ESO: Background information: European Commission activates exceptional measures to further support European farmers in crisis http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-european-commission-activates-exceptional-measures-to-further-support-european-farmers-in-crisis/

EUObserver, 30.03.16: EU to send milk aid to children in Syria, not refugees https://euobserver.com/migration/132842

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