Now playing Next View Poland can and must follow EU migration norms | View While the EU takes a hard stance against Belarus, Poland must also face up to its responsibilities toward vulnerable asylum seekers, say the Open Society Initiative for Europe's Magdalena Majkowska-Tomkin and Manos Moschopoulos 12/11/2021
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Now playing Next Italy EU humanitarian aid package 'not enough' for Afghanistan, NGO says On Tuesday the European Union announced a revamped humanitarian aid package worth €1 billion to deal with the aftermath of the Taliban takeover. 13/10/2021
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Now playing Next Afghanistan Another week to get Kabul airport up and running, officials say "There has been extensive damage to various parts of the airport, including utilities," officials told Euronews. 06/09/2021
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Now playing Next United Kingdom Backlash over UK foreign aid cuts ahead of G7 summit “There is no justifiable economic need to continue to break our promise to the world’s most marginalised people." 07/06/2021
Now playing Next Gaza EU boosts humanitarian assistance for Palestinians to €34 million In a statement published on Tuesday, EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič said that "following the announcement of a ceasefire, urgent humanitarian access is now vital, to relieve the suffering of the many innocent victims". 25/05/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Ethiopia 'closing in on itself' amid pressure to end fighting Ethiopia has been locked in a regional conflict between government forces and the former ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, for months now. 26/04/2021
Now playing Next Italy Italy's Salvini to stand trial over migrant rescue ship standoff Palermo prosecutors have accused the Italian ex-interior minister with dereliction of duty and kidnapping for leaving a migrant rescue ship stranded at sea for 19 days in August 2019. 17/04/2021
Now playing Next Ethiopia Ethiopia's conflict-hit Tigray region is on the verge of a humanitaria It estimates that around 3.8 million of the roughly six million people there, are in desperate need of assistance. Without urgent action tens of thousands of people could starve to death. 10/02/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK minister resigns as plan to cut overseas aid sparks outcry The UK is to cut its overseas aid budget, despite warnings from charities and politicians that the move will cost tens of thousands of lives. 25/11/2020
