Commission announces wave of emergency support projects to help refugees in Greece, including the ESTIA programme

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Series Details IP/17/2121 (27.07.17)
Publication Date 27/07/2017
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The ESTIA programme has a budget of €151 million and its contracts were announced by the European Commission and the UNHCR, the Refugee Agency of the United Nations.

The remainig funding is expected to go to humanitarian NGOs to top up existing projects addressing pressing humanitarian needs in Greece, including shelter, primary health care, psycho-social support, improved hygiene conditions as well as informal education.

The European Commission announced on 27 July 2017 a series of emergency support projects to help refugees in Greece worth €209 million, including the launch of the 'Emergency Support To Integration & Accommodation' (ESTIA) programme to help refugees and their families rent urban accommodation and provide them with cash assistance.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-2121_en.htm
Related Links
Deutsche Welle, 10.08.17: Greece: Refugees living in limbo http://p.dw.com/p/2hyz5

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