The EU’s humanitarian aid to people in Syria, victims of the 6 February earthquakes in the country and in Turkey, was ramping up on Tuesday 14 February, the day Syrian President Bashar El Assad agreed to open two additional crossing points between Turkey and north-western Syria - news that the Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, immediately welcomed.
“I welcome the extension of the crossing points”, the commissioner said on his Twitter account, relaying the...