NGO warns Germany against cuts to Syria aid

EurActiv reported on the 20 August 2014 that Germany intended to balance its budget. The draft 2015 budget, recently tabled by the Foreign Office, shows plans to cut funding for humanitarian aid from €398.2 million to €280 million. This could worsen the situation of refugees in Syria and surrounding countries.

EurActiv, 18.03.14: 'Forgotten' Syria in urgent need of humanitarian aid http://www.euractiv.com/sections/development-policy/forgotten-syria-urgent-need-humanitarian-aid-301006

ESO: Background information: Council scales up humanitarian assistance for Syria http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-council-scales-up-humanitarian-assistance-for-syria/

European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/14/263: Statement by Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva on 3 million refugees fleeing Syrian crisis http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-263_en.pdf

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