RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 4, No. 210, Part II, 30 October 2000
EU APPROVES LARGE AID PACKAGE FOR SERBIA. The EU parliament
has given its approval to a 200 million euro ($166 million)
aid package for Serbia, AP reported on 27 October. EU Budget
Commissioner Michaela Schreyer said "the EU is living up to
its promises to the new Serbian leadership by providing the
necessary funds for emergency aid." She added that the
decision was ratified in "record time." Schreyer said "Europe
is now ready to help in very concrete ways with support for
energy, food, health, schools, and media." The money is also
earmarked to help buy fuel so that Serbia can get through the
winter without heating shortages. PB
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