The European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, visited Gaziantep, Turkey, and the Syrian border on Thursday 9 February to show the European Union’s solidarity, express the EU’s condolences in person and take stock of the enormous needs on the ground in the two countries affected by the powerful, deadly and devastating earthquake of 6 February (see EUROPE B13117A4).
After meeting with Turkish first responders, national rescue services and search and medical teams,...