Press Release: Parliament maintains €3.5 billion in aid for the most deprived from 2014 to 2020

On the 25 February 2014, the European Parliament said that the European Union's poorest citizens will continue to get food, basic material assistance and social welfare from the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) from 2014 to 2020. MEPs succeeded in maintaining its budget of €3.5 bn. They also secured Council's agreement that the fund will be fully operational immediately.

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European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/14/22: Commissioner Andor welcomes European Parliament's approval of proposed new Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-22_en.htm

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/14/131: Poverty: new Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived - frequently asked questions http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-131_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived http://www.europeansources.info/record/fund-for-european-aid-to-the-most-deprived/

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