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Jack Parrock in Brussels
February 9, 2024

In an interview with DW, Spain's Social Affairs Minister, Pablo Bustinduy warned Germany, Austria and other EU countries against their decisions to halt funding to the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees.

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