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European MPs Call for Inquiry into PA Use of EU Aid
(Ha'aretz/Reuters) A group of European lawmakers called on Tuesday for an investigation into how European Union aid to the Palestinian Authority has been spent. The European Commission allocates some 10 million euros ($10 million) a month to help pay salaries of state employees in the Palestinian Authority. "We are demanding a full parliamentary committee of inquiry that can look into allegations of misuse of funds in great depth," said Charles Tannock, a British Conservative MEP, who said about 100 MEPs had so far signed a petition backing such a probe. A petition needs 150 signatures to trigger an inquiry.