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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9198

24 May 2006
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/palestine
Council approves humanitarian aid of €34 million - Meeting to prepare international funding mechanism

Brussels, 23/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - The EU Council bodies have given their go-ahead to a proposal from the Commission aimed at releasing further humanitarian aid of €34 million to the Palestinians. The decision will be made official by the Commission as soon as the European Parliament has given its accord in June. The funds made available will be used to cover the most basic needs (water, food, healthcare, etc.) and aid will be provided by international organisations and NGOs on the...

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