VOL. XLV

No 26

1-July-2002

PALESTINE

EU Clears 18.7Mn In Aid For Palestinian Authority

The European Parliament has released funds for thePalestinian Authority (PA) after External Affairs Commissioner Chris Patternissued a strong rebuttal of allegations by Israeli cabinet minister Danny Naveh last month that European Union (EU) assistance to thePalestinians was being used to finance terrorism. MrPatten said that the EU Executive had investigated the charges in cooperationwith the Israeli...