As the winter sets in, the European Union has increased its humanitarian aid to the war-battered population of eastern Ukraine. Aid organizations in the region, however, are struggling to get the assistance through to the afflicted population.
During a recent visit to Ukraine’s capital Kiev, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides announced that the European Commission — the EU’s executive arm — would provide an additional 15 million euros ($16.92 million) in aid, bringing the total contribution from the EU and its 28 member states to 95 million euros.
“The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine is becoming more critical every day,” Stylianides said after a meeting with the country’s President Petro Poroshenko. “This additional EU aid package is essential for the many struggling to survive in harsh conditions.”
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Diederik Kramers is a freelance correspondent in Brussels covering EU and NATO affairs. A former spokesperson and communications officer for UNICEF and UNHCR, he previously worked as foreign desk and Eastern Europe editor for the Dutch press agency ANP and as editor-in-chief of the Dutch quarterly Ukraine Magazine.
