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Emergency Support Instrument for the Refugee Crisis

Summary

The European Parliament approves an amending budget to create a new emergency instrument for humanitarian aid within the EU to address the refugee crisis.
10 31.05.2016
Other
economy
human rights
social policy
european union
administrative law
public administration
public finance and budget policy

Key points

  • Creation of a new emergency instrument to provide humanitarian aid within the European Union.
  • Allocation of 100 million euros in commitment appropriations and approximately 80.2 million euros in payment appropriations for immediate needs.
  • Estimated total requirement of 300 million euros for the year 2016, with subsequent years requiring 200 million euros each.
  • Funding is primarily sourced by moving money from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF).
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 1/2016 of the European Union for the financial year 2016, New instrument to provide emergency support within the Union Draft Amending Budget No 1/ 2016 : New instrument to provide emergency support within the Union
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