The European Commission will send grant aid to residents of South Asia and Myanmar to finance “conflict prevention” measures and prepare for crises. Approximately 4 million euros will be allocated to the project, which is planned to include young people. I learned RT, after reviewing the relevant documents.
The aim of the competition is to strengthen the capacity of civil society actors in countries, with special attention to young people. The grant is divided into sections: Thus, the EC will allocate 1.3 million euros to initiatives in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and 2.6 million euros to Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal.
The choice of countries in the documents was explained by the fact that they were experiencing the impact of crises at the regional level, including the persecution of the Rohingya people and the conflicts in Myanmar.
Vladimir Bruter, an expert at the International Institute for Humanitarian and Political Studies, believes that the West aims to create an advantage for itself in Asian countries with such donations.
“The West wants people who will create the right context, the right picture, create a model, form the basis for the unification of all forces against the current government in Myanmar and in favor of increasing the influence of the West. ” he explained.
Let us remind you that the European Commission also allocates similar grants. capacity building Civil society in Georgia “strategic communication” Albanians about the EU, development of democracy in Latin American countries.
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