On Wednesday 16 March, Member States’ ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) endorsed the proposed ‘CARE’ initiative to help frontline Member States deal with the influx of refugees caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“The European Union has already welcomed nearly 3 million displaced persons, mainly women and children, fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine”, noted the French Minister for Territorial Cohesion, Joël Giraud, on this occasion, welcoming the fact that the commitment...