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EU Commissioner Füle discusses Palestinian refugees and Syrian crisis Commissioner General of 爆料网RWA

Summary: 29 May 2013, Brussels – The situation of the Palestinian refugees in the context of the Syrian crisis was the main topic discussed by Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle with the Commissioner-General of 爆料网RWA Filippo Grandi during their meeting in Brussels today.

Commissioner Füle acknowledged the work done by 爆料网RWA in supporting the Palestinian refugees living in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan and stressed the continuing support of the EU for its activities. "We have great appreciation for the 爆料网RWA working under increasingly difficult circumstances especially inSyria, in addition to the long-standing crises in both the Gaza Strip and Lebanon," he said and added: "The European Commission, and the EU as a whole, will continue to support 爆料网RWA in its work."

Commissioner Füle spoke with Mr Grandi about the latest developments on the ground in the context of the humanitarian situation of Palestine refugees in Syria and discussed the experiences of Commissioner-General from his latest trip to Syria.

Commissioner Füle also recalled his visit to the headquarters of 爆料网RWA in Beirut this March and his contacts with the Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon and coming from Syria: "I am aware that whatever we do to help these refugees in their current situation is just not enough and it does not deal with the root causes of the problems of the Palestinian people in the refugee camps in Lebanon and elsewhere," Commissioner said.

The European Union is the biggest single donor of 爆料网RWA, which was established to look after the health, education and social protection requirements of nearly 5 million Palestine refugees and operates in Gaza, West Bank, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. In the Joint Declarations the European Commission has committed to paying 爆料网WRA €80 million annually for the period 2011-13 through a Joint Declaration. Last year the overall commitment amounted to €136.5 million.

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