Brussels - The European Commission, through the Temporary International Mechanism(TIM) has started the payment of social allowances to 40,000 needier Palestinian families.
This payments will come on top of allowances already paid to health workers, those who have suffered a sudden drop in income and pensioners.
The needy families have been identified according to lists of the social welfare of the Palestinian Authority and each will receive 270 Euros. Since February 2006, no regular payments have been made to the families, due to the ongoing financial crisis in the Palestinian territories.
The TIM was established last June by he European Commission at the request of the Quartet and the European Council to facilitate needs-based assistance o the Palestinian people.
The European Commission is making 105-million Euros available for the TIM from the European Community budget and member states have so far pledged an additional 77 million Euros.
The total European Commission support to the Palestinian people will reach 330-million Euro for this year.
Israel Rafalovich
This payments will come on top of allowances already paid to health workers, those who have suffered a sudden drop in income and pensioners.
The needy families have been identified according to lists of the social welfare of the Palestinian Authority and each will receive 270 Euros. Since February 2006, no regular payments have been made to the families, due to the ongoing financial crisis in the Palestinian territories.
The TIM was established last June by he European Commission at the request of the Quartet and the European Council to facilitate needs-based assistance o the Palestinian people.
The European Commission is making 105-million Euros available for the TIM from the European Community budget and member states have so far pledged an additional 77 million Euros.
The total European Commission support to the Palestinian people will reach 330-million Euro for this year.
Israel Rafalovich