The European Union has allocated EUR 796 million to the Turkish Cypriot community since 2006.

Omissions

• The European Commission's programme webpage gives EUR 728 million for 2006–2024, not the cumulative figure to 2026; the EUR 794 million cumulative figure was stated by the Commission when announcing the 2026 annual programme (September 2026) and is reported by a secondary outlet, so the exact EUR 796 million figure is a close approximation (about 0.3% above the EUR 794 million reported).
• The figure refers to amounts ALLOCATED/COMMITTED under the Aid Programme, not to amounts actually disbursed/absorbed, which are lower; the claim conflates allocation with spending ('we made available').
• The reported EUR 794 million covers the whole 20-year period up to 2026 and therefore includes the EUR 34 million 2026 programme, which the speaker describes as the 'further increase' — the arithmetic (728 + 2025 + 2026 programmes ≈ 796) is consistent with the claim.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission — Aid Programme for the Turkish Cypriot communityIn the period 2006-2024, the EU allocated EUR 728 million to projects in support of the Turkish Cypriot community.
• PrimaryEuropean Commission — Commission supports Turkish Cypriot community with annual programme worth EUR 34 million (press release)The 2026 programme will invest in key areas to improve social and economic development and bring communities closer together. (Commission approves a EUR 34 million EU assistance programme for the Turkish Cypriot community for 2026.)
• SecondaryPolicy Press (Cyprus) — EU approves €34m 2026 aid for Turkish Cypriot communityOver the past 20 years the EU has allocated more than €794 million to the programme, the Commission said, describing it as a mark of its commitment.