The funding comes in addition to €161 million previously allocated in 2025 for humanitarian organisations active in Afghanistan.
According to EU data, nearly 90 per cent of Chinese public tenders for medical devices disadvantage EU-made products and companies.
Between 2018 and 2022, the two companies breached European Union competition rules in several ways, according to the commission.
The new funding brings the total humanitarian assistance allocated to Gaza and the West Bank in 2025 to €170 million.
The strategy’s estimated cost is €800 billion over the next four years, with €650 billion to come from national budgets and the remaining €150 billion through loans.
“We’re working on a new package of sanctions,” Ms von der Leyen said, arriving at a meeting of European leaders in Tirana.
Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Denisa Saková criticised the plan for lacking a proper impact assessment.
The state of Brandenburg estimates the outbreak caused some €8 million ($9.1 million) in damages, with farmers forced to kill numerous animals.
The funding would assist German companies in reducing CO2 emissions.
The U.S. imposed tariffs of up to 25 per cent on imports of steel, aluminium, and some products containing the metals.
