The European Union has provided today €23 million contributions to the June salaries and pensions of more than 43,000 of the Palestinian civil servants in the West Bank. According to the European Union, this support will enable the Palestinian Authority to meet its commitments towards Palestinian civil servants notwithstanding the difficult fiscal situation brought about by the COVID-19 crisis and the recent political developments.
“The European Union remains fully committed in its conviction that a negotiated two-state solution is the best and only real chance for peace and security in this region”, said EU Representative Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff. He also added: “Over the last few months, however, we are witnessing an unprecedented crisis, with not only the threat of annexation undermining the very foundation of this vision for peace but also the COVID-19 pandemic and its dramatic economic consequences jeopardizing stability and cohesion in the occupied Palestinian territory”.
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