Brussels, 31/08/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has approved operational programmes in Italy and Portugal financed with the aid of Structural Funds. These programmes relate to:
- Italy. Several operational programmes concerning the regions of Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Puglia, Sardinia and Sicilia, and multi-regional programmes for "local development" and "research". Commissioner Michel Barnier stressed that the "main challenge is now that of rapid and effective...