Brussels, 26/11/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 25 November, development NGOs ONE and Oxfam International for once congratulated the EU - on increasing the share of funding for refugees and development in its recently adopted 2016 budget (see EUROPE 11438) and on raising this share to an unprecedented level.
Out of a total budget of €155 billion, €9.16 billion will be spent for work in the Middle East and for humanitarian aid in response to the refugee crisis, while additional...