Brussels, 27/07/2006 (Agence Europe) - In Gaza during her current visit to the Middle East (see related article), Commissioner Benita Ferraro-Waldner announced on Thursday that the European Commission is making its first social allowance payment to Palestinian doctors and nurses. This payment is made possible by the Temporary International Mechanism, to which the Commission's overall contribution is €100 million. These allowances will not match the level of the usual salaries of those...