Brussels – Since 2011, the EU and its member states have mobilized more than €33 billion in humanitarian and development assistance for the 7.2 million displaced citizens in Syria and more than 5 million refugees in the region. An “enormous humanitarian effort, which has not translated into a corresponding political role.” This is the assessment expressed in a letter addressed to the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, by Italy and seven other member countries, which are calling on Brussels to change its strategy towards the country torn apart by one of the…
