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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10425

23 July 2011
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (ae) eu/horn of africa
Need for EU emergency aid

Brussels, 22/07/2011 (Agence Europe) - As alarm grows regarding the severity of the drought and famine in Somalia that threatens 12 million people throughout the Horn of Africa, the European Commission is expected to soon announce a new package of emergency humanitarian aid of €29 million to complete the €5.67 million released on 7 July for refugees in Kenya (see EUROPE 10413). Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis...