Christos Stylianides

After Greek judicial authorities launched an investigation into claims that two employees of the international aid agency Mercy Corps sexually harassed migrants in Greek reception centers and misused funds intended for their welfare, the group has said it is also probing the allegations.

The European Union has suspended funding to a non-government organization (NGO) aiding refugees in Greece pending an investigation into allegations of sexual exploitation and financial corruption, a spokesman for European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides has said.

The mayors of Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Leros and Kos - the five eastern Aegean islands worst hit by the refugee crisis - secured a European Union pledge of 50 million euros in emergency assistance during their recent trip to Brussels, they told reporters in Athens on Thursday. 

BRUSSELS - Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment and Social and Veteran Affairs Aleksandar Vulin spoke on Friday with European Commissioners Johannes Hahn and Christos Stylianides about a continuation of European Commission financial assistance to Serbia to help it deal with the aftermath of the migrant crisis.

The European Union on Jan. 12 unlocked another 200 million euros ($213 million) as part of the multi-billion aid package to meet the needs of Syrian refugees being sheltered in Turkey. 

BRUSSELS - Serbia will get around 6 million euros more in humanitarian assistance to deal with the migrant crisis, Minister of Labour, Employment and Veteran and Social Affairs Aleksandar Vulin said Tuesday after a meeting with Christos Stylianides, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, in Brussels.

Berkasovo, 20. oktobra 2015 - Migranti sa Bliskog istoka u privremenom smestaju u blizini srpsko-hrvatske granice kod Berkasova. Na granici izmedju Srbije i Hrvatske vise stotina izbeglica sa Bliskog istoka ceka da udje u Hrvatsku, posto je prelaz Berkasovo-Bapska, kod Sida, hrvatska granicna policija zatvorila u 11 sati. FOTO TANJUG / MARKO DJOKOVIC / tj

Serbia will get around 6 million euros more in humanitarian assistance to deal with the migrant crisis, Aleksandar Vulin said on Tuesday.

The minister of labor, employment and veteran and social affairs spoke after a meeting in Brussels with Christos Stylianides, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management.

The European Union announced on Oct. 17 the dispersal of 467 million of 3 billion euros in aid that has been pledged for over 3 million refugees living in Turkey.

Turkish European Union Minister Ömer Çelik has welcomed the EU's aid program of 3 billion euros for refugees in Turkey but expressed criticism over the mechanism of delivering those finds through international organizations.