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The European Union allocates half a billion euros for Lebanon

The European Union Commissioner in the Mediterranean region, Dubrafka Shuaoueza, said that the Union and the Commission support the Lebanese President and the new government, noting that half a billion euros has been allocated to Beirut on preconditions. & nbsp;

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Shewesa explained – during a press conference reported by Lebanese television, today, Friday – that the European Commission had already been A billion euros aid package for Lebanon has been allocated and 100 million of this package was approved last August, and half a billion will be allocated on preconditions, the most important of which is the restructuring of the banking sector in Lebanon and the agreement with the International Monetary Fund in this regard, stressing that once these two conditions are fulfilled, it will be spent This amount. Her first meeting with President Joseph Aoun was good, friendly and successful, as it was discussed on the process of political transformation and reforms, as well as the ceasefire and support for the Lebanese army, as well as the Syrian crisis. She pointed to a new package for the Mediterranean region, which represents a new charter that includes agreements and cooperation with various countries of the region, indicating that the Lebanese President was responsive He expressed his desire to start negotiating this new charter. & Nbsp;

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