Brown clashes with Brussels on overseas aid programme

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Series Details 8.10.04
Publication Date 08/10/2004
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Addressing a London conference of charities on 7 October 2004, the UK Chancellor, Gordon Brown, criticised the European Commission for spending too much aid money on relatively rich regions such as the Balkans. His comments drew an angry response from Poul Nielson, European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid.

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