Mens det i september 1998 blev aftalt, at der ikke skulle ydes nogen budgetmæssig bistand til lande i krig, ydede Kommissionen i marts 2000 110 millioner euro til Rwanda, selv om dette land holder betydelige dele af Den Demokratiske Republik Congo besat til trods for fredsaftalerne.
Although in September 1998, it was agreed not to provide any budgetary aid to countries at war, in March 2000 the Commission provided Rwanda with EUR 110 million, while this country is occupying considerable parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in defiance of the peace agreements.