Brussels, 01/03/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 2 March, the European Commission is expected to respond to a humanitarian contigency plan for Greece and other countries along the Balkans route. It will do this by preparing the ground for the possible use of ECHO funds (humanitarian and civil protection service funding) in the European Union.
Using the funds for vulnerable sectors of the population in third countries where it is needed in the EU will be unprecedented. This is the...