Poland to donate €1 mln to African countries

Poland will contribute €1 million to a €1 .878 billion trust fund which is to be donated by EU members to African countries to support development and halt immigration to the EU, the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs reported. The decision was made at the EU summit which is being held in Valletta, Malta since yesterday, November 11. The European Commission will earmark €1 .8 billion alone, among the EU states, the Netherlands and Italy will contribute the most, €15 million and €10 million respectively. Croatia, Cyprus and Greece will not contribute to the trust fund. At the summit, Poland's statement regarding immigration to the EU is represented by the Czech Prime Minister, as no official delegation departed to Malta due to the first session of the new parliament that is held today, November 12.