alan_m wrote
James Harris wrote

That's one way the EU could help the poorer countries - by making
financial transfers from rich to poor nations. But do you see any sign of
the EU doing that?

It is - but only if the poor country is part of the EU.

Thats not right either, most countrys in the EU that arent
the poor countrys in the EU do give significant amounts
of money to poor countrys that arent in the EU.

Many of the subsidies and grants currently enjoyed by Western EU countries
are moving to Eastern EU countries.

True.