EC adopts 118 million euros in aid for Palestinian Authority
(VOVWORLD) - The European Commission on Friday said it had adopted a 118 million euros ($130 million) aid package to support the Palestinian Authority.
 Palestinian children live in camp in Khan Younis, southern Gaza strip on December 13, 2023 (Photo: THX/VNA) |
The commission said the aid would help pay salaries and pensions of civil servants in the West Bank, social allowances for vulnerable families, and the payment for medical referrals to East Jerusalem hospitals.
The EU is also ready to continue helping the Palestinian Authority in the longer term, commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
For 2024, the EU has also set aside 125 million euros in humanitarian aid for people in the besieged Gaza Strip, where EU commissioner Josep Borrell said food shortages had reached unprecedented levels.