Rejecting calls by some member states for drastic cuts, the European Parliament voted on Wednesday to increase next year's EU budget — including an extra 400 million euros ($505 million) for international development and humanitarian assistance.
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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.
