One of the richest regions in Germany is due to get millions of euro in EU aid, due to a flaw in how a region's wealth is calculated.
The Speckgürtel or 'fat belt' around the Hanseatic city of Hamburg is due to get around €900 million euro from EU coffers between 2007 and 2013.
Spiegel Online reports that the massive amount of money coming the region's way - to be used for building projects and roads - is due to an error in how the income per capita is calculated.
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