The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced the disbursement of blocked funds to the Palestinian Authority during a visit to Ramallah on Tuesday 14 June.
“As Team Europe, we are the largest donor in Palestine with about €600 million per year. I am very pleased to announce that the EU funds for 2021 can be disbursed quickly. All the difficulties are gone”, she announced.
The Commission released the funds following the “overwhelming” approval of its...