Through the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian crisis, the EU adopted on Thursday 4 March, a €130 million aid package to support Syrian refugees and local communities in Jordan and Lebanon, said the European Commission on Friday 5 March.
Lebanon will benefit from €98 million in support.
“The funds will help also alleviating the consequences of the Beirut port blast, which affected both Syrian refugees and Lebanese people”, said the Commission (see EUROPE B12543A2)....