THE European Union has decided to offer Mozambique $75-million to help repair the roads and develop in central and northern parts of the country, an EU official said. Jaxier Puyol, EU representative to Mozambique, said on Saturdays during his tour to Zambezia, a province in central Mozambique, about $30-million of the aid will be used for rural development programs in Zambezia, Cabo Delgado and Inhambane provinces, the Noticias daily reported Monday. The aims of the rural programs, Puyol said, is to improve the infrastructure facilities and the social conditions, especially in sectors like education, health, water supply and roads. The EU official said that the other $45-million will be used to project of Zambezia-Nampula road repair, which is expected to start next year.