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Add to Preferred SourcesThe Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), Rolf Wenzel, signed on 6 July a grant agreement with the Portuguese Refugee Council for the benefit of the Reception Centre for Unaccompanied Minors in Lisbon.
The grant of €20,000 is in addition to a €2.5 million grant previously provided to the PRC. It will finance refurbishment works and other improvements to the facilities and equipment of the Centre for Unaccompanied Minors. The initial €2.5 million grant had financed the construction of a new refugee reception centre in Loures and the extension of the Centre for Unaccompanied Minors in Lisbon. The extension allowed for doubling the accommodation capacity for unaccompanied minors and improved the legal and education services offered to the children.
Both grants were provided through the Migrant and Refugee Fund (MRF), which was set up by the CEB in 2015 to assist its member countries in accommodating and integrating migrants and refugees who arrived on their territories.
On the occasion of the signing, CEB Governor Rolf Wenzel said: “Twenty-two CEB member states have contributed to the MRF, alongside the CEB and the European Investment Bank. Together, we have raised close to € 30 million and, with this grant, I am happy to confirm that all MRF resources have been allocated to projects benefitting migrants and refugees.”
Original source: CEB
Published on 08 July 2019