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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8140

31 January 2002
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/enlargement
Verheugen presents package on funding he considers fair and balanced and, with Prodi, Fischler and Schreyer, calls on applicant countries to examine it as a whole

Brussels, 30/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission presented its proposals on funding enlargement, especially regarding the agricultural and regional aid chapters, which, according to commissioner Gunter Verheugen (enlargement), together form a "fair, balanced and solid" package enabling the Union to finance the accession of ten new member countries in 2004, while respecting the current 2000-2006 financial framework established in Agenda 2000. As we mentioned (see...

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