Answer for question E-001245/25

EN E-001245/2025 Answer given by High Representative/Vice-President Kallas on behalf of the European Commission (8.5.2025) The European Union welcomes the Arab Recovery and Reconstruction Plan endorsed at the Cairo Summit on 4 March 2025 and is ready to engage with Arab partners, as well as with other international partners, on that basis1. Any plan for the future of Gaza must provide credible solutions for reconstruction, governance and security. Recovery and reconstruction efforts must be based upon a solid political and security framework acceptable to both Israelis and Palestinians, which provides peace and security to both sides. The EU is determined that there must be no future role for Hamas in Gaza’s governance. In that context, the EU continues to support the Palestinian Authority and its reform agenda, also to help it prepare for its return to govern Gaza. On 14 April 2025, the Commission announced a multiannual Comprehensive Support Programme worth up to EUR 1.6 billion, to foster Palestinian recovery and resilience2. While no specific EU budget exists to support reconstruction yet, the Commission is committed to exploring available instruments to establish a contribution once conditions permit. The EU deplores the breakdown of the ceasefire in Gaza and calls for an immediate return to the full implementation of the ceasefire-hostage release agreement3. The EU has continuously supported the efforts by the mediators and urges the parties to swiftly find a...