Provision of humanitarian aid to countries in North Africa

22.3.2011

Question for Question Time H-000152/2011
to the Commission
Part-session: April 2011
Rule 116
Georgios Papastamkos (PPE)

Recent events in North African countries (Egypt, Tunisia, Libya) have merely aggravated the already very difficult conditions for many sectors of the population.

Economic poverty has led to considerable migratory flows towards Member States on the Mediterranean. Has the Commission adopted economic, medico-pharmaceutical and humanitarian aid measures following the crisis in North Africa? If so, what measures?

What measures does it intend to adopt with regard to Member States on the Mediterranean which are receiving refugees from North Africa?

What problems do the ongoing military operations pose for the provision of humanitarian aid?

Tabled: 22.3.2011

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