Brussels, 15/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - Commissioner Barnier travelled to Antwerp (Belgium) on Thursday to announce that an urban rehabilitation programme had been adopted for south Antwerp for 2001-2006. This URBAN programme will receive some EUR 7.1 million in Community funding, along with a further EUR 15.7 million in additional investment from the private sector. The programme's priorities include training, improving the physical environment and various measures to help incorporate disadvantaged groups into mainstream society and more particularly into the job market.
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