PALESTINE SPENDING
May 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLA EUROPEAN Parliament probe into allegations that European Union budgetary aid for the Palestinian Authority (PA) was misused - maybe being funnelled into the hands of terrorist groups - has held its first meeting in Strasbourg.The working group will draw up a report by the end of this year. It will especially check whether Brussels effectively monitored the spending of Euro 246.3 million transferred to the Palestinians from November 2000 to December 2002.MEP's decided to launch an inquiry this March after hearing of persistent allegations that EU ...
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