Gates Foundation speaks out for EU aid ‘in a time of austerity’

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Series Details 28.01.14
Publication Date 28/01/2014
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The annual letter issued by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has defended the EU aid policy effectiveness, in a time of economic austerity.

Eurosceptic and far right political parties across Europe have made political gains by contrasting humanitarian spending abroad with cuts to domestic social programmes.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/development-policy/Gates-speaks-out-EU-aid-austerity-news-533058
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ESO: Background information: EU still world’s biggest aid donor but misses own targets http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-still-worlds-biggest-aid-donor-but-misses-own-targets/
Gates Foundation: Annual Report [2014] http://annualletter.gatesfoundation.org/#section=myth-two

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