Blair says EU rebate still needed

European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has told the UK not to reverse the legend of Robin Hood by robbing poor countries to pay the rich. The UK, acting in its capacity as President of the EU (July-December 2005), is said to be proposing a cut in aid to new Member States, including many in Eastern and Central Europe, in order to reduce the overall size of the EU budget.

BBC News, 30.11.05: EU warns UK not to 'rob the poor' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4485174.stm

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