While welcoming the European Parliament vote on the draft 2018 budget, translating MEPs’ support into an increase in funding for humanitarian and development aid, development NGOs called on Wednesday 25 October, for the increase in development aid to be used to help those most in need and not to tackle migration into the EU.
In a joint press release, ONE, Save the Children, Oxfam and Plan International welcome MEPs’ rejection of the Commission’s proposal, which had suggested a 6.7%...