The EC allocated one billion euros to Turkey, and 108 million euros for humanitarian aid in Syria.
The European Commission allocated one billion euros to Turkey for reconstruction after the earthquakes, and 108 million euros for humanitarian aid in Syria. This was announced by the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Twitter on Monday, March 20.
“I am pleased to announce that the European Commission will provide a loan of one billion euros to support Turkey. We will also provide 108 million euros for humanitarian aid and the initial reconstruction of Syria,” he wrote.
The @EU_Commission the people of Türkiye will be supported with €1 billion for reconstruction.
We will also provide €108 million for humanitarian aid and early recovery in Syria.
Further commitments are expected from #TeamEurope#TogetherForSyria#TogetherForTurkey pic.twitter.com/eXo612thWW
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) March 20, 2023
In addition, according to von der Leyen, EU countries and European financial institutions will make additional contributions.
“We must together ensure the restoration of the country, ensure the construction of houses for thousands of people with the highest level of seismic resistance,” said the head of the EC.
It will be remembered that on February 6, two earthquakes with a magnitude of more than seven points occurred in the southeast of Turkey, where neighboring Syria also suffered. In Turkey, more than 50 thousand people are considered dead.
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