BRUSSELS – The European Commission approved 100 million euro for Egypt to help improve living conditions for the poor in Cairo, create more jobs, and make sustainable energy more widely available. "Our support will help where it is most needed, providing better living conditions for poorer people, more jobs and cheaper energy. It will help to make a real difference to the lives of ordinary people across Egypt," said EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Stefan Fuelle, in a statement. The EU's executive body announced a new 71 million euro assistance package for Jordan to provide support to education, renewable energy and the implementation of the country's European Neighbourhood Policy Action Plan. "This new assistance will focus on two areas, which I believe are vitally important for a country's growth – education and energy," noted Fuelle. The European Commission also announced a 33 million euro financial package for Lebanon to boost reform in three areas; municipal finance, environmental governance and justice.
