Cariforum fears reduction of aid under new EU policy – LaRocque

Caricom and Cariforum Secretary-General, Ambassa-dor Irwin LaRocque has voiced concerns that the new European Development Policy may see a decrease in development assistance from the European Union (EU).

In his address at the Twentieth Meeting of the Cariforum Council of Ministers in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Thursday, LaRocque further said that the new Policy threatens to “cast a shadow over Cariforum-EU relations which had matured and broadened to the benefit of both parties.

The new EU Development Policy includes a