Press Release: EU-airlift to Ukraine: Europe increases its humanitarian aid

On 26 January 2015 the new aid package was announced by Christos Stylianides, the EU Commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis management during his visit to Ukraine. It included material and financial aid, and its provision was considered by the European Commission and Member States as a joint gesture of solidarity.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: IP/15/3580, 22.01.15: Commissioner Stylianides to visit Ukraine as EU steps up humanitarian aid http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-3580_en.htm

EurActiv, 23.01.15: Stylianides heads to eastern Ukraine, as aid groups warn of humanitarian disaster http://www.euractiv.com/sections/europes-east/stylianides-heads-eastern-ukraine-right-groups-warn-humanitarian-disaster

ESO: Background information: Ukraine: EU boosts humanitarian assistance and recovery aid to €32 million http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-ukraine-eu-boosts-humanitarian-assistance-and-recovery-aid-to-e32-million/

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: Speech/15/3701, 26.01.15: EU assistance for the most vulnerable victims of the Ukrainian crisis: statement by Commissioner Christos Stylianides after his meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15-3701_en.htm

EurActiv, 27.01.15: Stylianides' visit to Ukraine highlights downside of humanitarian effort http://www.euractiv.com/sections/europes-east/stylianides-visit-ukraine-reveals-downside-humanitarian-effort-311591

EurActiv, 04.02.15: Humanitarian situation in Ukraine becoming ‘untenable for millions of people’ http://www.euractiv.com/sections/europes-east/humanitarian-situation-ukraine-become-untenable-millions-people-311786

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