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Hold the Applause! EU governments risk breaking aid promises
11 May 2007
In 2002 and again in 2005 European Union governments committed to substantial increases in the amount of aid they give to poor countries.
According to official figures most European countries are living up to their aid promises. But European citizens should hold their applause.
European governments continue to make misleading claims about their aid figures: nearly one third of Europe’s reported Official Development Assistance (ODA) was not in fact genuine aid.
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This report got extensive media coverage in Brussels and the national media across Europe, with press, radio and television coverage
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Hold the Applause! EU governments risk breaking aid promises
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Presentation on EU aid monitoring Alex Wilks July 2007
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