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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>Well, as one of those making a
(self-funded) conference critical of the Council of Europe, I should be critical
of taking money from them, but I am not going to be so judgemental if it means
the difference between coming and not coming for some eastern
europeans. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>A lot depends on the
consequences of taking the money; if there are none, I see no problem with it.
In the situations however where people must submit reports, many personal
details etc. to get money, or when they have to but the "sponsored by" label on
every piece of written material, I would feel iffy. That's me personally -
I don't know how others feel.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>An example of how this "sponsored by"
thing works is that, for example in Poland, people start seeing some things as
sponsored by the EU, so they assume the EU is a charitable, human-rights
promoting organization. For example, materials for refugees are sponsored by the
EU while at the same time, the refugee problem is greatly increased by its
policy.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>In general I try to avoid funding
from such institutions but at times this leads to a total financial disaster
where you can't carry out something, so again, I don't want to be too judgmental
being this has to be east-west and some money is necessary. But a lot depends on
the application and implementation.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>I also was wondering if Fabian can
tell more details on his experiences.</FONT></DIV>
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size=2>Laure</FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>