MSF to no longer take funds from EU Member States and institutions

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Series Details 17.06.16
Publication Date 17/06/2016
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The medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced on 17 June 2016 that it would no longer accept funds from the European Union and Member States, in opposition 'to their damaging deterrence policies and continued attempts to push people and their suffering away from European shores'.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.msf.org.uk/article/msf-to-no-longer-take-funds-from-eu-member-states-and-institutions
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ESO: Background information: NGO-led rescue operations in the Mediterranean: Saving people, alleviating EU responsibilities http://www.europeansources.info/record/ngo-led-rescue-operations-in-the-mediterranean-saving-people-alleviating-eu-responsibilities/
BBC News, 17.06.16: Europe migrant crisis: Charity rejects EU funds over migration policy http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36558694
Deutsche Welle, 17.06.16: MSF rejects EU funding over 'shameful' migrant pact with Turkey http://dw.com/p/1J8hF
Euronews, 17.06.16: Medecins Sans Frontieres rejects EU funds over ‘Europe’s refugee shame’ http://www.euronews.com/2016/06/17/medecins-sans-frontieres-rejects-eu-funds-over-europe-s-refugee-shame/
EUObserver, 17.06.16: NGO rejects EU funds in protest over migrant policies https://euobserver.com/migration/133881
The Guardian, 17.06.16: MSF rejects EU funding in protest at refugee deal https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/17/refugee-crisis-medecins-sans-frontieres-rejects-eu-funding-protest
EurActiv, 17.06.16: MSF rejects EU funds over ‘shameful’ migrant policy http://www.euractiv.com/section/development-policy/news/msf-rejects-eu-funds-over-shameful-migrant-policy/
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