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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8363

16 December 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 54
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/copenhagen european council
Enlargement will cost current EU citizens 12 euros a year - Modest gains for ten new Member States

Copenhagen, 16/12/2002 (Agence Europe) - According to calculation made by Europe of the real cost to be borne by the EU15 to fund enlargement of the EU and of the net gain for each of the ten new Member States, the net cost of enlargement in the first three years will be EUR 10.3 billion (calculated in payment credits, taking account of compensation granted to some new members to ensure they receive less as a member than as a candidate). This means a cost of EUR 3.43 billion on average per...

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