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European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi

EU to sideline MEPs and rights with €1bn to Egypt

The EU is expected to sign off on €1bn in financial assistance to Egypt this weekend, despite the lack of firm commitments by Cairo to protect human rights.  

The money, which is the second tranche under a €7.4bn support package agreed in February between the EU and Egypt, will be signed off on the ...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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