Egypt expects €1.5 billion from EU assistance package in coming days, minister says

The EU has so far disbursed €2 billion of the ‌package, having transferred an initial €1 billion tranche in ⁠January ⁠2025 and a second €1 billion earlier this year

July 04, 2026 12:07

DUBAI: ‌Egypt expects to receive €1.5 billion ($1.72 billion) from the European ​Union in the coming days, the first of two remaining tranches of a €5 billion macro-financial assistance package, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Saturday.

Speaking ‌at a ‌press ​conference ‌in ⁠Egypt’s ​new administrative capital ⁠alongside European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica, Abdelatty said the outstanding €3 billion would be disbursed in two equal ⁠tranches of €1.5 billion each.