Egypt, EU sign development grants worth 138 million euros

The European Union has provided Egypt with numerous grants in recent years, while also criticizing the country on some human rights issues.
Eid Yosri, an artifact replica craftsman, poses for a photo with a mini sarcophagus of his own creation.
Eid Yosri, an artifact replica craftsman, poses for a photo with a mini sarcophagus of his own creation at his workshop in the district of Nazlet el-Semman near the Giza Pyramids Necropolis on June 6, 2021. Egypt's souvenir craftspeople are pinning their hopes on a new lease of life after tourism was battered by the coronavirus pandemic - KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images
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Egypt and the European Union signed a series of development grants today. 

Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat signed the grants with EU Ambassador to Egypt Christian Berger. They are worth €138 million and support the Egyptian government’s efforts toward rural development, administrative reform and health care, among other initiatives, the Ministry of International Cooperation said in a press release. 

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