Occupied Palestine (QNN)- The European Union said today that it does not provide any assistance to the Palestinian Security Forces other than technical assistance to the Palestinian Civil Police. The EU said in a statement that its "funding pays salaries for nurses, doctors and teachers, and contributes to the financial support to the poorest Palestinian families in the West Bank and Gaza." It added that the EU finances infrastructure projects, support civil society and the business sector, notably micro and small enterprises, implement projects to preserve the Palestinian identity of Area C and East Jerusalem, and remain the major partner of UNRWA. It also stressed that the EU has a robust monitoring mechanism to ensure that every Euro is actually spent as intended. The statement comes following wide-range protests that swept the West Bank after the PA's Preventative Security Forces assassinated Nizar Banat, a major critic of the PA. [embed]https://www.facebook.com/EUandPalestinians/posts/3550119421755751[/embed]