Monrovia- December 19,2020: The European Union has announced an emergency budget support for Liberia.

According to a release shared on social media by its mission in Liberia, the Emergency budget support worth €8.7 million has also been mobilised in support of Liberia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This follows a previous emergency transfer of €6.25 million disbursed in May 2020 as well as actions involving training, awareness raising and the provision of personal protective equipment worth almost €2 million. In total, the EU’s response to Liberia’s socio-economic recovery efforts is worth upwards of €14.95 million in the form of budget support. This emergency funding, which will be transferred to the State Treasury account, will give Liberia greater fiscal leeway to address the coronavirus pandemic in line with the priorities identified in the health, education, trade and industry, agriculture and infrastructure sectors.
European Commission today announced the mobilisation of €84.26 million in support of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in four African countries: Benin, Central African Republic, Liberia, and Sierra Leone”, it mentioned.

Commissioner for International Partnerships at the EU, Jutta Urpilainen, declared that: “Our comprehensive response to the coronavirus is to offer urgent support to our partner countries in their efforts to respond to the health and socio-economic impact of the crisis. Beyond that, it involves planning the recovery in the long term so that together we can build a greener, fairer and more sustainable world for future generations. I am convinced that Europe’s engagement towards our African partners will make it possible to achieve these two key objectives.”