Brussels, 03/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Commission has granted an additional EUR 7.5 million in humanitarian aid to the populations of North Caucasus, that have fallen victim to the crisis in Chechnya. This amount, to come from the ECHO budget, is to cover the most urgent needs of the vulnerable populations during winter: food, primary health care, basic household necessities, school material and shelter for internally displaced persons, and for the repatriated and vulnerable groups...