Facility for Refugees in Turkey: EU signs grants worth €600 million to help refugees on education and health

On the 28 September 2016, the European Commission signed another two direct grants worth €600 million to support Syrian refugees and host communities in Turkey. Thanks to that, almost half a million Syrian children will get access to compulsory education and to the health care services.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Implementing the EU-Turkey Statement http://www.europeansources.info/record/implementing-the-eu-turkey-statement/

ESO: Background information: Facility for Refugees in Turkey – Steering Committee accelerates and scales up implementation http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-facility-for-refugees-in-turkey-steering-committee-accelerates-and-scales-up-implementation/

ESO: Background information: Facility for Refugees in Turkey: Commission proposes additional €1.4 billion in support http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-facility-for-refugees-in-turkey-commission-proposes-additional-e1-4-billion-in-support/

ESO: Background information: EU-Turkey Cooperation: A €3 billion Refugee Facility for Turkey http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-turkey-cooperation-a-e3-billion-refugee-facility-for-turkey/

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