A European Union official said Tuesday that the EU will continue to sustain financially Palestinian efforts to build their independent state, but cautioned that this support would not continue without clear progress in the peace process with Israel.
He said that the EU will continue to support Palestinian state-building efforts if there are clear signs that this money will lead to that goal.
Ja, het staat er echt. Het lijkt er zowaar op dat men ook kritisch is naar de Palestijnen, al noemt de EU functionaris hier niks concreets. Dat laatste maakt het overigens makkelijk voor Fayyad om zijn woorden te verdraaien:
Ja, het staat er echt. Het lijkt er zowaar op dat men ook kritisch is naar de Palestijnen, al noemt de EU functionaris hier niks concreets. Dat laatste maakt het overigens makkelijk voor Fayyad om zijn woorden te verdraaien:
Fayyad thanked the EU for its financial support, agreeing with Burger that the money should help the Palestinians achieve their final goal, which is to end the Israeli occupation started in 1967 and establish the independent Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Clever. Daarmee zou het EU geld - zoals ook gebeurt - ook ingezet kunnen worden voor de 'gewapende strijd' en allerlei anti-Israel activiteiten zoals de promotie van een wereldwijde culturele en consumentenboycot van Israel, de campagne die de Palestijnen in de EU tegen Israel voeren etc. De EU functionaris had het over de opbouw van instituties en voortgang in het vredesproces. Fayyad weet dat heel slim om te buigen naar de bezetting, waarmee de aandacht van Palestijnse tekortkomingen is afgeleid. Van dergelijke clevere retoriek zouden veel Israeli's nog wat kunnen leren.
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Haaretz - Last update - 17:12 19/01/2010
EU official to PA: Financial support won't continue forever
EU official to PA: Financial support won't continue forever
By DPA
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1143684.html
A European Union official said Tuesday that the EU will continue to sustain financially Palestinian efforts to build their independent state, but cautioned that this support would not continue without clear progress in the peace process with Israel.
EU representative to the Palestinian Authority Christian Burger made the comment after signing an agreement with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in Ramallah to provide the PA with more than 158 million euros ($220 million) in financial aid.
He said that the EU will continue to support Palestinian state-building efforts if there are clear signs that this money will lead to that goal.
"Support can only be sustained if there is a clear indication that a Palestinian state will be established in a foreseeable future," Burger said.
He said the EU financial support is aimed at helping the Palestinians build the institutions necessary to create their independent state, and stressed that this aid will even increase if the state is created to help it develop.
However, he said, the EU will have to answer to its taxpayers regarding where their money is going, if the goal of establishing the state is not reached.
"Sustaining such a high level of support for a long period of time without reaching the goal will lead to questions, particularly from our tax payers," said Burger.
Fayyad thanked the EU for its financial support, agreeing with Burger that the money should help the Palestinians achieve their final goal, which is to end the Israeli occupation started in 1967 and establish the independent Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip with East Jerusalem as its capital.
He said the 158.5 million euros he received from the EU were part of the 500 million euro annual EU aid to the Palestinians allocated for 2010.
Even though this money will go for budget support to cover salaries and to pay running costs, it also has a goal of helping the Palestinians build their state institutions, said Fayyad, who in August launched a programme to build a fully fledged Palestinian state within two years.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1143684.html
A European Union official said Tuesday that the EU will continue to sustain financially Palestinian efforts to build their independent state, but cautioned that this support would not continue without clear progress in the peace process with Israel.
EU representative to the Palestinian Authority Christian Burger made the comment after signing an agreement with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in Ramallah to provide the PA with more than 158 million euros ($220 million) in financial aid.
He said that the EU will continue to support Palestinian state-building efforts if there are clear signs that this money will lead to that goal.
"Support can only be sustained if there is a clear indication that a Palestinian state will be established in a foreseeable future," Burger said.
He said the EU financial support is aimed at helping the Palestinians build the institutions necessary to create their independent state, and stressed that this aid will even increase if the state is created to help it develop.
However, he said, the EU will have to answer to its taxpayers regarding where their money is going, if the goal of establishing the state is not reached.
"Sustaining such a high level of support for a long period of time without reaching the goal will lead to questions, particularly from our tax payers," said Burger.
Fayyad thanked the EU for its financial support, agreeing with Burger that the money should help the Palestinians achieve their final goal, which is to end the Israeli occupation started in 1967 and establish the independent Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip with East Jerusalem as its capital.
He said the 158.5 million euros he received from the EU were part of the 500 million euro annual EU aid to the Palestinians allocated for 2010.
Even though this money will go for budget support to cover salaries and to pay running costs, it also has a goal of helping the Palestinians build their state institutions, said Fayyad, who in August launched a programme to build a fully fledged Palestinian state within two years.
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