The European Union has postponed millions in budget support payments to Ethiopia due to the government’s position on the crisis in the Tigray region.
The suspended support payment is to the tune of 90 million Euro ($110 million).
The spokeswoman of the European Commission, Anna Pisonero-Hernandez told the BBC there are five conditions to resume the aid.
The five conditions are:
• Granting full humanitarian access for aid workers to reach people in need in all affected areas
• Allowing civilians to seek refuge in neighbouring countries
• Ethnically targeted measures and hate speech must stop
• Mechanism to monitor, and investigate allegations of, human rights violations
• Communication lines and media access to Tigray should be fully re-established
Ms. Hernandez said the decision does not affect other EU humanitarian programs already on ground or other development actions.
