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Article: EU earmarks aid to Turkish Cypriots
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- October 27, 2006
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EU earmarks aid to Turkish Cypriots
BRUSSELS, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) on Friday
agreed to allocate 38.1 million euros to support the economic
development of the Turkish Cypriot community in the northern part of
the divided Cyprus island.
The financial assistance will mainly be used to build
infrastructure, spur economic and social development and to bring the
Turkish Cypriot community closer to the EU, the EU's executive
European Commission said in a statement.
In February this year, EU member states agreed on an aid of 259
million euros for the Turkish Cypriots to facilitate the
reunification of the Cyprus island.
The proposed money will focus on encouraging the ...