More than a billion euros in EU funding (around $1.1 billion) meant to support inclusion is instead being used to segregate and isolate vulnerable communities across Europe, according to a new report. Eight NGOs across six EU countries have documented dozens of projects they say violate basic human rights — from Roma children being separated in EU-funded schools, to migrants placed in remote detention centers far from essential services. The World’s Europe Correspondent Orla Barry reports.
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