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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8506

17 July 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/enlargement
Commission calls on accession countries to step up preparations for structural fund management

Brussels, 16/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - "Confident but vigilant", the European Commission warns the ten accession countries that there is still "a lot to be done" to prepare for managing the important inflow of Community structural funds after 1 January 2004. From 2004 to 2006, these ten countries will receive in all EUR 22 billion, that is the triple, annually, of what they currently receive in the way of pre-accession aid. Commissioners responsible for regional policy and enlargement,...

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