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Politics : The Arab-Israeli Solution

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To: Madharry who wrote (1252)4/11/2002 10:10:43 AM
From: David Alon  Read Replies (1) of 2279
 
AMID SIEGE, EU MAINTAINS FUNDING TO ARAFAT


RAMALLAH [MENL] -- The European Union has maintained financial support for the Palestinian Authority amid the Israeli siege of chairman Yasser Arafat.

The EU plans to send 50 million euros to Arafat over the coming weeks to pay his security officers and meet other salary obligations by the PA. Officials said Arafat will have discretion over the EU funding, which will be paid in monthly installments 10 million euros until July.

Earlier this week, the European Commission approved, the continuation of what officials termed direct budgetary assistance to the PA. They said the assistance is meant to pay salaries to PA employees, particularly in the areas of education and health.

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