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EU donates US$46 mn. to modernize DR state, health system

The chief of the European Union’s (EU) diplomatic delegation to the DR, Roger Leenders, said yesterday that the EU is donating 42 million European Currency Units (ECUs) – equivalent to about US$46 million or RD$736 million at current exchange rates – to help the DR modernize government administration and the nation’s health delivery system. The donation is part of the EU’s aid to the DR under the Lom? Convention.