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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9476

26 July 2007
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/humanitarian aid
Commission provides €15 million in emergency aid for victims of conflict in Sri Lanka

Brussels, 25/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has allocated €15 million in emergency humanitarian aid for the victims of the conflict in Sri Lanka who are displaced within the country or living as refugees in Tamil Nadu (India).

The funds, taken from the budget of ECHO (the Commission humanitarian aid service), will cover the immediate needs of these vulnerable people, in the form of food aid to the value of €3 million, shelter, water supplies, basic items, sanitation...

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(EU) UE/AGRICULTURE: Commission says impact of 10% biofuel in transport on agricultural markets will be limited
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission mobilises €18 million to help Caribbean, South America and South Asia improve readiness for natural disasters
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission provides €15 million in emergency aid for victims of conflict in Sri Lanka
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission disappointed that sanctions against those who break rules are still not strong enough
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(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: People with disabilities can no longer be refused access to airline services
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Commission to examine question of border management with Russia at end of holidays
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/COHESION: Priorities of Portuguese EU Presidency
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: NEEBOR conference on better European integration, with Danuta Hübner
(EU) EU/STATISTICS: Commission wants to modernise European statistics on companies and trade
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Portuguese presidency has three priorities: e-inclusion, e-government and R&D in information society
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION: Four southern European member states have requested Community civil protection assistance to contain forest fires - Pilots of three fire-fighting planes killed
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(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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