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Humanitarian aid vs Development aid[edit]

There is a definitive separation between humanitarian and development aid within both fields as well as under the EU. DG ECHO and DG DEVCO operate for each, respectively. I would propose either making a new section for development aid or at least describing the two separately within the aid section. They operate under separate budgets and under very separate mandates. For example, ECHO's mandate abides by humanitarian principles and is separated from EU politics in much the same way UN OCHA is separated from other UN bodies. DEVCO on the other hand must work with governments and politicians in order to provide effective development projects in various countries. Additionally, and probably important to describe, their budgets are separate from each other under the EU.

Economy section[edit]

Can someone edit the number in the economy section? They are from 2009, while Economy of the european union has numbers from 2011. Would be nice to update.

Cyprus on map[edit]

Please, see here; http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/member-countries/cyprus/index_en.htm . In this source we can read that the whole island belong in the European Union so, the map must change!

I agree. The Republic of Cyprus constitutes the entire island, and it is the Republic of Cyprus which is in the EU. The map seems to suggest that the illegal occupation of Cyprus is a separate entity.

Semi-protected edit request on 2 July 2015[edit]

I noticed an error in this document under the Culture section:

Acropolis and Colosseum, symbols of the Graeco-Roman world. Athens (Greece) and Florence (Italy) were the first European Capitals of Culture.

The Colosseum is not in Florence it is Rome.

198.200.113.240 (talk) 12:08, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Mm. The picture caption read "Acropolis and Colosseum, symbols of the Graeco-Roman world. Athens (Greece) and Florence (Italy) were the first European Capitals of Culture." So that didn't explicitly state that the Colosseum is in Florence, but it certainly gave that impression. I've removed the second sentence.
Thanks, Adrian J. Hunter(talkcontribs) 13:01, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

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