Faced with the scale of the humanitarian needs of the survivors of the 6 February earthquakes that killed more than 41,000 people in Turkey and Syria, the EU is stepping up its aid for the populations affected, who have been forced to face freezing temperatures in both countries. The European Commission confirmed this on Friday 17 February, when it took stock of the most recent in-kind assistance offered or already delivered through the Union Civil Protection Mechanism.
For example, 2,000...