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The total amount of EU funding available for European political parties has increased dramatically from €6.5 million in 2004 to over €50m last year (Photo: European Parliament)

New rules will see 95% of pan-European party funding come from EU budget

The rules on how pan-European political parties can access EU funding are set to be tightened under a new agreement between MEPs and EU governments. 

Under the deal reached on Tuesday (17 June), which now needs to be formally approved by the European parliament and ministers, parties will now be able to ...

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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 total amount of EU funding available for European political parties has increased dramatically from €6.5 million in 2004 to over €50m last year (Photo: European Parliament)

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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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