2015-12-16
ANKARA - When you think of development aid, you think of poor countries. But the biggest receiver of EU development aid happens to be the 18th biggest economy of the world: Turkey. In 2013, Turkey received 2.4 billion Euros...
The EU likes to present itself as a big, important development aid donor, devoting itself to the cause of the world's poorest nations. However, a big part of the European support goes to Turkey. This investigation shows that development aid does not always mean that the money has actual developmental impact. Does the EU oversell its development statistics?
In a two-part story for MO* and De Correspondent, Sarah Haaij finds out what the money is used for.
€2,850 allocated on 22/05/2015
ID
FPD/2015/1226Grant
Pascal Decroos Fund
PRINT/ONLINE
- Hoe de EU geld verdient aan 'ontwikkelingshulp, De Correspondent, 17/12/2015.
- De grootste ontvanger van Europese ontwikkelingshulp is geen ontwikkelingsland, De Correspondent, 16/12/2015.
- Europese ontwikkelingshulp in Turkije voor hogesnelheidstrein en controversiële tunnel, MO*, 17/12/2015.
- Welk land krijgt van de EU het meeste ontwikkelingshulp? Turkije, de achttiende economie ter wereld, MO*, 16/12/2015.
COUNTRIES
- Belgium
- Turkey
