Palestine Economy Portal

The Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh said “When friendly Europe stands with us politically and economically, this is an important message for us and the world. Europe had a clear position against annexation, and for the sake of establishing an independent Palestinian state with continuous sovereignty, viable parties on the borders of 67, with Jerusalem as its capital. For us, these programs are for us. Our political goal. "

Shtayyeh added: "Without any doubt, we face great challenges, whether at the political, economic, developmental or health level. All matters overlap with each other, and our people are suffering from the occupation, and from the Corona pandemic, and there are consequential losses to our national economy that included all sectors, but We affirm that our people are determined to reach their right in facing the occupation, Corona and the challenges it is facing. "

This came after the Italian Consul General Giuseppe Fidel announced his country's pledge to provide 9 million euros to Palestine, today, Tuesday, at the Prime Minister's Office in Ramallah, for the Ministry of Social Development and the Public Prosecution, by supporting juvenile centers, and the Ministry of Labor to strengthen the ministry's role with regard to cooperatives, in the presence of a minister Finance Shukri Bishara, Minister of Labor Nasri Abu Jaish, Attorney General Akram Al-Khatib, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Development Dawoud Al-Deek, and Chairman of the Cooperative Labor Authority Yusef Al-Turk.

The Prime Minister added, "We thank Italy for this grant, and for us it is an important grant because it covers two aspects that constitute one of our priorities. The first priority is for the Ministry of Social Development as well as the Public Prosecution, to provide support to juvenile centers. This matter is for us very important, because juveniles are the future" It is very important that we take care of them and give every effort to enhance their capabilities."

Shtayyeh added: "The second part of the grant is to strengthen and institutionalize cooperatives in the Ministry of Labor and the Cooperative Work Authority, and cooperatives are very important for us, and they feed into the government's strategy related to the development of clusters, and Italy's experience with cooperatives is a great and important experience and I think we have the possibility to benefit from how cooperatives played a role in The production process, whether industrial or agricultural. "

For his part, the Italian Consul said: "Palestine is now going through very difficult circumstances, and this is the time to show Italy's solidarity as part of the European Union with you, and to support efforts to build the Palestinian state despite all circumstances, and this grant that we pledge to provide in which the priorities of the two countries converge, and let us share experiences with you in these fields."