A majority of the 15 municipalities from the United Kingdom that have been granted a €15,000 EU subsidy to set up free wireless internet, had voted to leave the EU, an analysis by EUobserver shows.
They include the Welsh country borough of Blaenau Gwent.
In Blaenau Gwent, 62 percent of voters ticked 'leave' in the 2016 referendum.
Nevertheless, the local authorities asked Brussels for a voucher to set up free wifi for their citizens - and received it.
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