EU aid to caretaker Palestinian government to be approved
The EU is expected to approve the release of around €90,000 next week to help Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' caretaker administration, diplomats said today, but will postpone a decision on further aid until after Hamas takes power.
Options the bloc's foreign ministers are considering include €40m in new aid to help run utilities such as power supply and waste collection, and authorising the World Bank to unblock around $60m to pay salaries of Palestinian Authority employees.
