EU suspends military aid to Egypt; maintains health and education aid.

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EU denounces Egypt violence but will maintain aid programmes

EU members agreed to suspend export licences for weapons or goods that could be used by Egypt for internal repression, but stopped short of ending aid programmes after a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels.

Catherine Ashton, the EU's head of foreign policy, said ministers strongly condemned not only the disproportionate use of force by the Egyptian security forces but also violence by some of those opposed to the authorities. Ministers also called on all sides to go back to the negotiating table to avoid further bloodshed.

Last November, the EU pledged an additional €5bn (£4.2bn, $6.5 bn) in long-term aid to Egypt. ... The EU would not want to suspend programmes for basic social services, such as health and education, for the poorest. Some of the support so far, in particular under sector budget support, is designed precisely to help the most vulnerable.

EU support to the education sector, for instance, is designed to get disabled children into mainstream schools by providing appropriate training and infrastructure and increasing community involvement.

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/aug/21/eu-egypt-violence-aid-programmes

Sounds like a good balance. Cut off military aid, but continue aid for health and education.