§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement about progress made in providing assistance to Macedonia and Albania as an outcome of the donors' meeting held in Paris on 5 May. [84789]
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 24 May 1999]: At the Donors' Conference for Macedonia on 5 May, the international community, including international financial institutions, pledged $252 million in financial assistance to Macedonia. The EU has pledged 25 million euro in refugee related budgetary assistance, 10 million euro in humanitarian support and 22 million euro in developmental assistance. Details are in the EU and World Bank Chairmen's Conclusions of the Donors Conference, which will be deposited in the Library of the House. The Albanian Donors' Conference is to be held today.