EU Funding of the Palestinian Authority

A Source of Continuing Puzzlement

Serious questions continue to arise in relation to the funding of the Palestinian Authority by the organs of the European Union.

Here are some selected analyses. We're always interested to publish credible analyses which address these questions: let us know if you have links or original material that are suitable for publication here.

New (August 2007):

• Corruption: How Central a Role has it Played in the Middle East Conflict?

New (July 2007):

• After TIM: EU Offers A Refreshing Suggestion For Future Aid

Earlier articles:

• How Europe Continues To Fund Violence



• Funding for the Palestinians - A New Arms Race



• When Europe Invests in Israel - A Comparison



• The EU Finally Acts Against Cash Smuggling



• President Abbas: Some Rare Home Truths



• The Palestinian Leadership's Hidden Budget
(Nov. 2006)


• EU hints to PA: Accountability no longer required
(Sept. 2006)


• Hamas, Smuggling and Transparency (July 2006)



• European Aid to Palestinians Breaches Quartet Policy (July 2006)



• Palestinian Authority Published Accounts (May 2006)



• Arab Funds Deliberately Bypass Hamas (May 2006)



• Hamas and the Fiscal Crisis in the PA (May 2006)



• Arab Government Contributions to the Palestinian Authority (Apr. 2006)



• Details of Fatah Corruption (Feb. 06)



• Independent PA Corruption Investigation: "May Have Lost Billions" (Feb. 06)



• The Cost of Donor Aid to the Taxpayer (Jan. 06)



• EU Suspends Funding to the Palestinians (Jan. 06)



• Another Palestinian Tragedy (Jan. 06)



• Continuing Recovery in PA Finances (Nov. 05)



• Will the Palestinians Miss Out Again? (Sept. 05)



• Nielson: Europe's Abject Failure (Sept. 05)



• Nielson: Palestinian Assets Frozen in the USA (Sept. 05)



• The Arab Bank, the EU, and Terror (Aug. 05)



• OLAF's Findings Confirmed (May 05)



• Has the EU stopped funding the Palestinians? (May 05)



• OLAF's Response to the Funding for Peace Coalition (Apr. 05)



• The Missing $105 Million (Mar. 05)



• An Exercise in Helping the PA: The World Bank (Mar. 05)



• The OLAF Report: European Commission refuses to accept the blame (Mar. 05)



• Update from the Arab Bank (Feb. 05)



• Where Is Olaf? (Brad Nielson) (Feb. 05)



• Where Was Europe during the Intifada? (Brad Nielson) (Feb. 05)



• Why Tackling Palestinian Corruption Is a Priority (Jan. 05)



• The Palestinian Economy: The Way Forward (Brad Nielson) (Dec. 04)



• More talks on boosting international aid to the Palestinian Arabs (FPC) (Dec. 04)



• The Palestinian Economy: The Way Forward (Brad Nielson) (Dec. 04)



• Department for International Development (UK) (FPC) (Oct. 04)



• Donations are being held up, because of Palestinian corruption (FPC) (Oct. 04)



• A Leadership That Steals Money (Brad Nielson) (Oct. 04)



• European Union Funding of Terror and Hatred (FPC) (Oct. 04)



• Open Letter from Arnold Roth (June 04)



• Cement and Corruption (Arjan El Fassed) (June 04)



• Summary of Fifth Activity Report of OLAF (FPC) (June 04)



• The Teflon Terrorists (Rachel Ehrenfeld) (May 04)



• Millions in aid for Palestinian Authority, but where has it gone? (David Frankfurter) (Mar. 04)



• Whitewashing Arafat (Mar. 04)



• Financial Irregularities in the PA - Critique from a Leading Jordanian Diplomat (Hasan Abu Nimah) (Feb. 04)



• Internal Report Damns Kinnock's EU Anti-corruption Drive (Jack Grimston) (Feb. 04)



• EU Fraud Office Investigates Aid Diversion to Bombers (Ilka Schroeder) (Feb. 04)



• Europe's Crocodile Tears (Ilka Schroeder) (Feb. 04)



• Aid Donors Turn a Blind Eye to Palestinian Terror (Rachel Ehrenfeld) (Dec. 03)



• EU Fraud Office Investigates Aid Diversion to Bombers (Leonard Doyle and Stephen Castle) (Nov. 03)



• Mendoza Submission (Nov. 03)

Left: Yasser Arafat
Right: Dr. Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy.