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Was Sierra Leone’s EU funding suspended over 'Bolle Jos'? Brussels and The Hague offer different answers

Dutch Justice Minister David van Weel / photo: EUCO

The European Union has suspended €18 million in budget support to Sierra Leone, a decision that Dutch ministers are openly presenting as a warning to a government accused of sheltering one of the Netherlands’ most wanted criminals. But while The Hague celebrates the move as a victory in its campaign to secure the extradition of convicted drug trafficker Jos Leijdekkers, better known as 'Bolle Jos', Brussels is offering a very different explanation.

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First meeting of new Nuclear Steering Group between France and the Netherlands: "Europe must take responsibility for its own security"