Christos Stylianides
European Commission to increase humanitarian support to education for children in emergencies
The European Commission is set to increase in 2016 its humanitarian funding for education in emergencies to 4% of the EU’s overall humanitarian budget. The commitment was championed earlier this year by EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides, and has now found strong support from the European Parliament and EU Member States.
EU Stumps up Aid for Refugees in Balkans
Ahead of the Western Balkans Summit in Vienna, the European Commission on Wednesday said it was releasing an additional 1.5 million euro in humanitarian funding to assist refugees and migrants in Serbia and Macedonia.
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Greece gets EU fire-fighting assistance (video)
In an immediate response to a request for assistance from Greece, the EU provided firefighting planes to help stop the spread of forest fires in several parts of the country, including in the outskirts of Athens.
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World Day Against Child Labor (June 12): Let them play!
On the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labor on Friday, June 12, Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, Neven Mimica, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Christos Stylianides, Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Marianne Thyssen, Commissioner for Emplo
Local Authorities in SE Europe Meeting in Bulgaria's Plovdiv
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is due to attend the Annual Forum of Local Authorities of Southeast Europe as the event is entering into its third day.
The forum, which is organized by the Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe (NALAS) and the City of Plovdiv, kicked off Saturday.
Serbia to have full EU protection in emergencies as of today
BELGRADE - Serbia has become 33th state to accede to the EU Civil Protection Mechanism on Thursday, thus becoming entitled to the assistance in the case of emergency situations that EU member states have access to.
Support to Serbia for becoming fully-fledged EU member
BELGRADE - EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides welcomed Serbia's commitment to becoming a fully-fledged EU member and its major contribution to political and economic stability in the Western Balkans in a meeting with Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.
Syria aid pledges top $2 billion as donors meet
The European Union and other donors pledged more than $2 billion on Tuesday to help alleviate war-torn Syria's humanitarian crisis, which Kuwait's emir called the worst in "modern history".
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EC says, "You've come a long way girls!" - carry on!
A joint statement by EC VP Frans Timmermans, EU High-Representative VP Federica Mogherini, EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos, EU International Cooperation/Development Commissioner Neven Mimica, EU Employment/Social Affairs Commissioner Marianne Thyssen, EU Humanitarian Aid/Crisis Management Commissioner Christos Stylianides and EU Justice/Consumers/Gender Equality Commissioner Ver
Turkey’s ‘doorman complex’
The photo featured happy faces â Turkish and European. Last week, three EU bigwigs were in Ankara: Federica Mogherini, the EUâs foreign affairs chief; Johannes Hahn, a chief enlargement official; and Christos Stylianides, commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis management.
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