Brussels, 11/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - Neighbourhood Policy Commissioner Johannes Hahn announced on Tuesday 10 February that the Commission had that day adopted a contribution of €82 million from the EU to UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East). “The funding decision has been made”, he said in a European Parliament debate. The 2014-2016 multiannual framework contains €246 million for the Agency.
Of the €82 million, “four million...