The European Commission has proceeded to pay 16 million euros in financing to the United Nations agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East, UNRWA, thus completing the funds planned for 2024 and which were frozen after Israel’s accusations against the agency for his alleged participation in the Hamas attacks of October 7.
In this way, The European Executive releases the last batch of the 32 million that were pendingafter funding stopped following the controversy generated by Israel’s complaints, which were never confirmed.
Then, the initiative of the Neighborhood Commissioner, the Hungarian Oliver Varhelyi, decided to split the payment into several batches, a first of 50 million that he disbursed in March and a second for the end of May, in addition to this item with which he completes the 82 million planned for 2024.
This payment “conforms to the conditions agreed between the Commission and UNRWA to improve the agency’s neutrality processes and control systems,” Brussels explained in a statement.
In recent days, the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, had called on the European Commission to release funds imminently so that UNRWA could receive “immediate” support, insisting that EU support would also It requires the agency to have the necessary funds to maintain its activity.
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