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The end of Nordic aid
Dramatic aid cuts in Finland and Denmark, rumours about tremendous increases in the use of aid funds for receiving refugees in Sweden, a government proposal to reduce aid through civil society organisations by two-thirds in Norway, generalised cuts in support to UNDP, and a move of money from development to relief indicate that the Nordic emphasis on long-term development cooperation may end on New Year’s Eve 2015.