EU Will Provide US$65 Million to Honduras in 2012
Tuesday, 03 January 2012 00:00
Honduras Weekly
The European Union (EU) will provide €50 million (US$64.795 million) to Honduras this year. The funds -- part of the €223 million (US$289 million) committed by the EU to Honduras for 2007-2013 -- will be spent on environmental support programs, specifically related to the preservation of forests and the balanced commercial development of lumber. The EU's delegate in Honduras, Peter Versteeg, said that a portion of the money would also be invested in efforts to improve security and human rights in the country. At least three human rights groups in Honduras will receive EU financial assistance. Mr. Versteeg noted that the EU is particularly interested in sending representatives to visit the Bajo Aguán Valley to better understand the land dispute in that unstable region. Some 50 people have died in the Bajo Aguán during the past two years in armed clashes involving peasant groups and security guards hired by wealthy landowners. (1/3/12)
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