By SPA
Brussels, Belgium : The European Commission has begun providing the Palestinians with ¤300 million (US$463 million) in promised aid for public infrastructure, economic programs and refugees.
The money was pledged at the Paris aid conference last December, where total pledges for budgetary support, development projects and humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians reached US$7.7 billion (¤5 billion), according to a report of the Associated Press.
EU External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner said Tuesday that the European aid proves the 27-nation bloc’s commitment to supporting the Palestinian Authority in its quest for improving the lives of Palestinian people towards a peace agreement with Israel.
SUPPORT TWOCIRCLES
HELP SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND NON-PROFIT MEDIA. DONATE HERE