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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11149

6 September 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 27
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) gaza
Matias critical of amount and slowness of EU aid

Brussels, 05/09/2014 (Agence Europe) - Marisa Matias (GUE/NGL, Portugal) has slammed the attitude of the majority of the European Parliament and the member states in blocking in increase in European Union aid for the reconstruction of Gaza.

“We put forward several amendments in the budget committee to reinforce the money for Gaza. But the problem is the main forces in the Parliament who are unsympathetic to Palestine who block these calls, not to mention the role of EU governments, as...