BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – The European Union has mobilized nearly one billion euros ($1.1 billion) in funds and equipment to help the countries of the Eastern Partnership combat the epidemiological and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi said Thursday.
According to the commissioner, the EU’s support was divided into three separate streams, which included immediate medical aid worth 80 million euros ($90 million). Funds have also been diverted to strengthen health care resiliency and to provide economic support, the commissioner said.
European Council President Charles Michel will chair a virtual meeting of Eastern Partnership country leaders on 18 June. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell are also expected to be in attendance.
According to an agenda published by the European Union, the meeting will stress the importance of solidarity during the ongoing epidemiological crisis, and leaders will also address the partnership’s long-term policy objectives, which include enacting political reforms, increasing economic integration, and meeting climate change targets.
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine are members of the Eastern Partnership.
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