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The EU donated around €48 billion or 0.42 percent of its GDP in 2006 (Photo: Notat)

South Europeans lag in EU development aid

Greece, Italy and Portugal feature at the bottom of the list of west European donors for development aid while the union as a whole remains the biggest aid provider in the world, giving more than originally planned last year.

According to a report to be published on Tuesday (3 April) by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a Paris-based economics think-tank, the EU donated around €48 billion or 0.42 percent of its GDP in 2006, AFP reported.

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The EU donated around €48 billion or 0.42 percent of its GDP in 2006 (Photo: Notat)

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