Brussels, 11/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has approved a cross-border aid programme for Ireland and Wales funded by the Community initiative INTERREG. It covers the Dublin, Mid East and South East regions in Ireland, and Gwynedd, the Isle of Anglesey, South West Wales and parts of Conwy in Wales. The total budget is EUR 65.5 million, of which the European Union will contribute EUR 47.6 million. Commissioner Michel Barnier welcomed the fact that the regions have decided...