On Thursday 7 October the European Parliament denounced the democratic deficit of the four EU Trust Funds and the Facility for Refuges in Turkey - emergency funds created as a temporary solution to respond flexibly and quickly to crises in third countries, but which are devoid of any democratic scrutiny as the Parliament has no say in how they are spent.
In a resolution adopted by a large majority (493 votes in favour, 88 against and 103 abstentions), MEPs believe that these special funds,...