Brussels, 06/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission will release additional humanitarian (and non-humanitarian) aid of €400 million for Syria and the neighbouring countries, Lebanon and Jordan, President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso announced on Thursday 6 June. The EU is already the main donor of humanitarian aid with €840 million provided. “But the worsening of the situation requires extraordinary measures. That is why the Commission will deploy a comprehensive package of assistance with humanitarian and non-humanitarian support”, he said. “We need unrestricted and unconditional humanitarian access. And we need a transitional inclusive government”, Barroso continued. The non-humanitarian aid means budgetary support to Syria's neighbouring states, which have to face an enormous influx of refugees. European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva said that over 7 million people now need humanitarian aid - over half of them being children. (LC/transl.fl)