Brussels, 04/04/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 5 April, the European Commission decided to increase its emergency aid to Japan, stricken by an earthquake and tsunami on 11 March, by €10 million.
This extra aid, which has been made available in response to the needs expressed by the Japanese authorities, will help around 8,000 families in the devastated provinces of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima. The funds, taken from the budget of ECHO (the EU's humanitarian aid and civil protection...