Berlin, April 2018. German Goverment is upping its aid to Syria and refugees in the region, pledging to deliver an extra EUR1 billion. The UN has urged donor countries to contribute, warning that 13 million people are in need of emergency aid. The Foreign Ministry announced that another EUR300 million could be tacked on to Germany's pledge once the German government finalizes its budget this summer. Hoping to stop the refugee flow.
Heiko Maas is a German politician who is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs in the fourth cabinet of Angela Merkel, and took office on 14 March 2018.
