EU external affairs commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner on Monday (27 February) announced a €120 million aid package to the Palestinians in order to avoid a breakdown of the Palestinian administration.
"Today I will announce a very substantial package of assistance to meet basic needs," the commissioner said ahead of an EU foreign ministers meeting according to agency reports.
The package would include €40 million to pay the Palestinian authority's electricity bills.
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