America's European allies are trying to pry their unspent money back from USAID

US allies in Europe want answers over unspent USAID money

Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands have contact US officials asking for their unspent contributions to USAID — a program Donald Trump has halted — to be refunded.

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The aid organization is called USAID, but several European states are also among the donors. In view of the austerity of government advisor Elon Musks, they demand millions of payments back.

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More than 120 million kronor from the Swedish development agency Sida has been stuck with the US aid agency after Trump's cuts. Now several European countries are demanding answers about what is happening with the aid money, reports AP.