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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8279

21 August 2002
(eu) eu/nepal
Commission grants aid of EUR 615, 000 to Nepal

Brussels, 20/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Commission has approved an aid package of EUR 615,000 to Nepal aimed at reducing the growing instability in the country since the failure of peace negotiations in November 2001. The package is financed under the Rapid Reaction Mechanism and will help to reduce the consequences of the conflict on the long-standing assistance programmes financed by the EU. Since 1977, the EU has committed more than €130 million in development assistance to Nepal....

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