International cooperation min. signs 2 grant agreements with EU

Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr Tuesday signed two agreements with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, currently visiting Egypt.

The first agreement includes a 60-million-euro grant for comprehensive development through providing job opportunities and supporting small and medium-scale enterprises.

The second agreement, worth 60 million euros, pertains to amending the program on enhancing education opportunities and combating child labor. It aims at increasing the number of pupils benefiting from school nutrition to reach half a million in the most needy governorates.