Upon the initiative of MEPs from the informal group “Friends of the European Ukraine” and Mission of Ukraine to the EU the special action on humanitarian aid for internally displaced people in Ukraine was launched in the European parliament. Warm clothes and toys will be collected until 30 November (European Parliament , -1 floor near self-service canteen). Over the next weeks this humanitarian aid will be transferred to the volunteer organizations in Ukraine. The inauguration ceremony on October 20 was attended by the Chairman of the informal group "Friends of European Ukraine" Petras Auštrevičius, Chairman of the EP Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee Andrej Plenković, MEP Mark Demesmaeker, former European Parliament President Pat Cox and Acting Representative of Ukraine to the EU Liubov Nepop.