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The challenge of educating Syria’s displaced children is on stark display in Lebanon (Photo: © European Union, 2015 / Photo: Amro Anwar)

How the EU can make its Syria aid go further

Europeans who want to see a better future for Syrian refugee children can be proud: the European Union has given hundreds of millions of euros to help them go to school in the beleaguered countries near Syria.

But good luck tracking where that money went, and whether it is being used to address key problems preventing Syrian children from going to school.

The challenge of educating Syria’s displaced children is on stark display in Lebanon, which hosts more refugees per capita th...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

The challenge of educating Syria’s displaced children is on stark display in Lebanon (Photo: © European Union, 2015 / Photo: Amro Anwar)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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