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dcterms:Date	"2006-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Council Question Time2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060314.26.2-234"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-03-14-Speech-2-2352
lpv:speaker	lp:Hans Winkler2
lpv:spoken text	". On the supplementary question, as the honourable Member knows and as we all know, Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world. Parts of the country, in particular in the south, suffer under great strain; there is a shortage of food and we have an obligation to help the population. We believe that development aid and development cooperation for the poor of the country should not be used as a means of pressure against the government and should not lead to punishment of the population. That is why the European Union does not withhold development cooperation funds but now channels them differently. That is the point we should bear in mind. So we are reflecting on how we should proceed. We are reducing the part of our aid that goes to the government directly and trying to find ways and means of channelling those funds directly to the population, where it is needed. On 13 and 14 March, there will be a conference in Paris in which the future of development aid for Ethiopia will be discussed and new ways will be found to help the poor people of Ethiopia directly, without channelling those funds directly to the government. As to the case that Mr Ryan mentioned, I have no specific information; I will certainly look into it and will let you know the result of our inquiries."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Hans Winkler,"1 "President-in-Office of the Council"1

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