European Parliament Votes to Allow EU Aid to Be Spent on Third World Militaries

‘The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee narrowly backed the legality of a draft plan to allow EU “peace-building” aid to be spent on developing the military of countries such as Somalia and Mali. The move follows years of pressure from France and Germany on to spend more EU money on missions in sub-Saharan Africa.
The proposal to change the so-called Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) — an EU fund worth US$2.62 billion (€2.3 billion), charged with disbursing money for peace-building activities in conflict-ridden developing countries is avowedly part of the European Commission’s “capacity building in support of security and development” initiative.’
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