Refugee crisis - 18.12.2015
CEMR’s reaction to EU Summit “Towns and regions have provided refugees with shelters, food, health services and social assistance, often without support and proper coordination with the national authorities. They have assumed a disproportionate responsibility for delivering emergency assistance, in coordination with volunteer groups and NGOs,” says CEMR secretary general, Frédéric Vallier.
“CEMR and its members regret that this major contribution is not sufficiently recognised by Member States and that in the framework of the existing EU funding mechanisms, no specific resources have yet been set aside to properly address these challenges at the local and regional level. We call upon the European institutions to ...
“CEMR and its members regret that this major contribution is not sufficiently recognised by Member States and that in the framework of the existing EU funding mechanisms, no specific resources have yet been set aside to properly address these challenges at the local and regional level. We call upon the European institutions to ...
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