Grenada will start receiving nearly forty million E.C. dollars in assistance from the European Union by the middle of the year. This donation is part of an aid package promised by the European Union to assist Grenada with its recovery and reconstruction after Hurricane Ivan. This announcement was made late last night in Brussels after a meeting between Grenadian Prime Minister Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell and European Union Commissioner for Development Louis Michel. Dr Mitchell says the funds will be used to repair and upgrade schools, to fund training programmes for the island’s young people and to provide some agricultural support for farmers. Prime Minister Mitchell described the European package as substantial and said it will make a huge difference in the lives of the country’s young people and the farming community. The European Union is also considering providing Grenada with budgetary support to fund financing gaps created in the post Ivan economy. The European Union Commissioner complemented the Government of Grenada for the work it was doing to rebuild the country and threw his full support behind the Agency for Reconstruction and Development. source: Office of the Prime Minister