Brussels, 26/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Minister-President of Bavaria, Edmund Stoiber, has severely criticised the action programme approved by the European Commission in view of helping the EU's border regions better prepare themselves for the future accession of Member States from Central and Eastern Europe (see yesterday's EUROPE p.8). This 245 million euro programme is nothing other than a "slap in the face" for the border areas of Bavaria, says Stoiber. According to him, it is...