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The cost of housing Ukrainian refugees has led to major distortions in aid budgets across Europe, according to new research (Photo: Matthias Berg)

20 percent of EU aid spending fails to meet eligibility criteria

More than one in every five euros reported as aid by the 27 EU member states fails to meet the criteria defining official development assistance (ODA), research published on Tuesday (22 October) has found.

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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.

The cost of housing Ukrainian refugees has led to major distortions in aid budgets across Europe, according to new research (Photo: Matthias Berg)

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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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