Monday, July 23, 2018

#UK: Ahead Of #Brexit, EU Is Already "Discriminating" Against UK Aid Agencies, Says UK Development Minister

[world politics news]


The UK’s development minister has accused the European Commission of discriminating against UK aid agencies, in a move that could scupper future partnerships after the UK leaves the EU. Speaking at a hearing of the UK Parliament’s International Development committee, Penny Mordaunt said the Commission was deliberately ignoring an agreement allowing UK agencies to continue to access EU humanitarian aid funds while it negotiates a new post-Brexit deal.

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