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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11375

27 August 2015
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) serbia/fyrom
EU gives €1.5 million emergency aid to transiting refugees

Brussels, 26/08/2015 (Agence Europe) - Ahead of the Western Balkans summit that will take place in Vienna, the European Commission decided on Wednesday 26 August to grant €1.5 million in additional emergency aid to help the refugees and migrants flooding into Serbia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).

The funding, taken from the European Commission's humanitarian aid and civil protection department (ECHO), will provide a response to urgent needs - drinking water,...