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MEPs push for EU aid to Palestine inquiry

One quarter of MEPs have called for an official inquiry into allegations that 10 million euro monthly payments from the EU to the Palestinian Authority are being used to fund terrorist activities.

The request will be considered by Parliament President Pat Cox and the political group leaders on Tuesday before being put to the vote by the Parliament as a whole.

The issue has split the House, with some MEPs fearing that such an inquiry might harm the European Commission, in particu...

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