Press Release: Commission launches PEGASE – a new mechanism to support the Palestinian people

The European Commission will launch next February 1st the PEGASE[1] mechanism, a new instrument to channel EU and international assistance as a contribution to the building of the Palestinian State and as a follow-up to the current Temporary International Mechanism (TIM). PEGASE will run for the next three years. Based on the Reform and Development Plan of the Palestinian Authority, it will channel assistance to four key areas: governance, social development, economic and private sector development, and public infrastructure.

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European Commission: MEMO/08/50: INSTITUTION BUILDING http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/50&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/08/49: PEGASE and DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/49&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/08/48: PEGASE and the PRDP http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/48&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/08/47: How is PEGASE similar to the TIM? http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/47&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/08/46: ORIGIN of PEGASE? http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/46&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/08/45: OVERVIEW OF PEGASE http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/45&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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