EU pledges 42.9mil euros to help Laos address Covid-19 impact on education and nutrition


The EU budget support programme aims to support basic nutrition in Laos while leaving no one behind. - Starpic

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): The European Union (EU) will provide 42.9mil euros to Laos to address the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on education and nutrition.

The EU Ambassador, Ina Marčiulionytė, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Finance Bounchom Oubonpaseuth in Vientiane recently to personally inform him of the positive outcome of the EU Education and Nutrition Budget Support Programme’s assessment.

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