Leaders of the European Union’s member states today (24 October) agreed to increase the money available to combat the Ebola epidemic to €1 billion. This nearly doubles the amount committed by the EU so far.
The fresh pledges came after a two-day summit of EU leaders that had seen the UK’s prime minister, David Cameron, castigate other European leaders for failing to respond adequately to the crisis, which has killed more than 4,500 people, most of them in west Africa. Until today, the furniture company IKEA’s contribution to efforts to counter Ebola – €5 million – was greater than that of …read more
Source: European Voice
