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2024-01-29 22:39:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A8D70CB1E522F329FC41E9C8CB687972D4A3C3197C5DE6172F2C5CD1F683A8D2
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The EU Commission explicitly did not suspend its funding. All it did is issue a short&ambiguous press release saying that they were "reevaluating" future funding pending a request for an audit of UNRWA. No payments are planned until the end of February. Press release: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_505 https://euobserver.com/world/157995 https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/01/29/eu-to-review-unrwa-funding-and-calls-for-staff-probe-after-allegations-of-october-7-involv
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