An agreement between the European Union and the Medellín mayor’s office
was sealed with the allocation of 280 thousand euros toward welfare
programs for communities in the Antioquian capital Wednesday.
The initiative marks the start of an agreement between the EU and the Colombian government to improve social conditions in the city. The EU’s donation of 140 thousand euros was matched by that of the Medellín mayor’s office.
Frank Pearl, Colombia’s High Commissioner of Reintegration.
Pearl explained that the program aims to “