This EU Foreign Policy diplomat Josep Borrell is really ticking me off, and saying Israel was violating International law with shutting off water and electricity. Now they reverse the decision to stop payments to Palestinian Authority.19m ago
EU to continue support to Palestinians
Lisa O'Carroll
EU foreign ministers reversed the decision by the European Commission to suspend payments to Palestine after an emergency meeting in Oman.
The EU’s chief diplomat, Josep Borrell, said they can review the funds to check for any “leakage” to Hamas, but if there is someone will have to pay the price for such a mistake.
“The overwhelming majority [of ministers] was against the idea of the proposal of suspending the payments to the Palestinian Authority. This is the thing that matters,” he said adding the funds would “not be cancelled”.
He said just two or maybe three countries disagreed, with speculation rife that Hungary was one of them following the unilateral announcement by the country’s commissioner in Brussels on Monday that all payments were being suspended.
Humanitarian aid will also be increased, said Borrell, who added that the EU is the biggest funder of the Palestinian Authority.
Figures released on Tuesday by the European Commission show €410m was given to the PA in 2021 and 2022 with 2023 funds yet to be allocated.
A further €271m was donated by the EU to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for humanitarian projects in the three years 2021-2023, the commission revealed.
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Please do not tell me how inhumane it is to shut off water and stop giving money after the horrors I have read.