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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9240

27 July 2006
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/lebanon/humanitarian aid
Commission commits additional €10 million in emergency aid and asks for €30 from budget reserves

Brussels, 26/07/2006 (Agence Europe) - With growing evidence of the worsening large-scale humanitarian crisis unfolding in Lebanon, the European Commission has announced an additional emergency decision for €10 million to help the victims, notably the growing numbers of internally displaced people who have been forced to flee from their homes. The funds, managed by the Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) can be made available in a very short time (48 to 72 hours) and will...

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