EC adopts aid for T/Cypriots

The European Commission has adopted a financing decision for a total of 38.1 million euros to encourage the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus.
According to the Commission, the financial assistance will focus on three objectives: developing physical infrastructure, promoting economic and social development and bringing the Turkish Cypriot community closer to the European Union.
In a statement after the adoption of the financing decision Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said he welcomed today`s decision “that enables us to realise concrete projects bringing the Turkish Cypriot Community closer to Europe”.