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September 23, 2011

Countries Cutting off Europe’s Poor

by Sabine Verhest, La Libre Belqique, Belgium - Six member States refuse to allow funds from the Common Agricultural Policy to be used as food aid to the poor. On 1 January 2012, the budget for assistance to 18 million Europeans may drop from 480 to 113.5 million euros.

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