BRUSSELS, July 29. /ITAR-TASS/. The Council of the European Union has approved the European Commission’s motion to increase humanitarian aid to Syria by 50 million euro, the press service of the Council said on Tuesday.

Thus, the European Union’s overall relief aid to Syria in 2014 will reach 150 million euro. The money is meant to offer emergency assistance to Syria’s citizens who were nor adversely affected by the conflict in that country and Syrian refugees in neighboring states.