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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8645

14 February 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 39
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/regional policy
Third cohesion report to stress subsisting disparities in Europe of 15 and of 25

Brussels, 13/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - The third cohesion report, to be presented by the Commission on 18 February (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.7) draws a low-key picture of convergence between the regions of the EU. Despite the growth recorded in the cohesion countries, the GDP per head of population in Greece and Portugal remains below 30% of the Community average, and "disparities in terms of income and employment will only grow more pronounced with the arrival of the new Member States",...

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