06/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - In 2008, the European Commission took 90 funding decisions totalling €937 million to meet needs resulting from humanitarian crises in more than 60 countries. The initial €751 million budget was increased on a number of occasions to respond to further natural disasters throughout the year, and, in particular, as a result of the sharp rise in food prices, says the 2008 report by the Humanitarian Aid Directorate General (ECHO), which was adopted on 1 July. Of...