The European Union’s approval of the a 122 million Euro in development aid package for Eritrea sends the wrong signal to the brutal regime in Asmara, in a country run by an oppressive dictatorship where human rights are systematically violated and its impoverished people live in constant fear it is difficult to understand the EU’s decision. Given the blatant disregard that the Eritrean regime has for the legally binding principles set out in the Cotonou Agreement Eritrea, it is in clear breach of legal obligations required to receive this.