La UE aportó 7,5 millones de ecus para asistir a los palestinos en la preparación de las elecciones [28], que se utilizaron fundamentalmente para elaborar la Ley electoral, trazar los límites de los distritos electorales, poner en marcha la maquinaria administrativa, instruir a los interventores electorales, realizar una campaña de educación cívica y proporcionar equipamiento.
The EU provided 7.5 million Ecus to assist the Palestinians with the preparation of the elections [28]. These funds were mainly used for drafting the electoral law, drawing the electoral districts' boundaries, setting up the election administrative machinery, training election officers, conducting a civic education campaign and providing equipment.