But at the final negotiating session the EU claimed that it had never actually agreed to the inclusion of islands and landlocked states among those which would qualify for the support on the basis of the 2% threshold.
Men under de endelige forhandlinger hævdede EU, at den faktisk aldrig havde accepteret at medtage øer og indlandsstater blandt dem, der kan kvalificere sig til støtte på baggrund af 2%-tærskelen.