The Commission was one of the first international donors to react to the emerging crisis in March and, by means of various instruments, contributed over EUR 414 million in direct aid to the countries and medical research, bringing the total EU contribution to EUR 1.2 billion in 2014.
Il-Kummissjoni kienet waħda mill-ewwel donaturi internazzjonali li rreaġixxew għall-kriżi emerġenti f'Marzu u permezz ta' diversi strumenti kkontribwixxiet aktar minn EUR 414 miljun f'għajnuna diretta lill-pajjiżi u għar-riċerka medika u tellgħet il-kontribuzzjoni totali tal-UE għal EUR 1,2 biljun fl-2014.