Heated ideological row over Danish aid. Pind drops three recipients

News February 10, 2011

Development Minister Søren Pind has started an ideological war over Danish aid and minimised the influence of aid organisations on politics.

Development policy can no longer be left to “idealistic volunteers who throw a backpack on their backs and travel around the world,” Pind has told Danish Politiken.

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