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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12313

27 August 2019
G7 SUMMIT / Development
EU pledges €550 million to Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Brussels, 26/08/2019 (Agence Europe)

The European Union will contribute €550 million to the replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, announced European Council President Donald Tusk at the G7 Biarritz Summit.

This promise was made at the opening of the G7, which has dedicated part of its work to the fight against inequality in the world (see EUROPE B12311A1).

This would be a record contribution from the EU. However, its confirmation is subject to an agreement on the EU's 2021-2027 budget that...