The European Commission (EC) said on the allocation of an additional 7, 8 million euros of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, according to a communiqu? from the Commission.
" The EU stands ready to increase its support to conflict-affected population of Ukraine (provision - as amended) General support of the country ", - said the head of the EU diplomacy Federica Mogherini.
it is planned that 3, 3 million euros will be spent on providing the citizens of Eastern Ukraine the necessities - food, medical care, and to prepare for winter.
4, 5 million euros are allocated for the needs of internally displaced people, as well as those who gave them shelter. According to Mogherini, you cannot forget about the " receiving side ", because these citizens " showing solidarity with internally displaced persons." Measures to strengthen trust between the 2 groups critical to strengthening of the Ukrainian society in General, " she said.
As emphasized in the press release of the EC, the purpose of this support is the immediate support of social institutions, in the 1-St of all school facilities and clinics, in order to reduce the tension and help reconciliation through dialogue between groups (population - as amended) ".
The Commission stresses that, given these amounts, the total humanitarian aid and development assistance to Ukraine will amount to 32 million euros.
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