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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8686

16 April 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/cyprus
International community pledges funding for Cyprus reunification - Commission puts need at 2 billion euros - Commission will propose assistance if "yes" only in North

Brussels, 15/04/2004 (Agence Europe) - In the hope of convincing Greek Cypriots to approve the Annan plan, 34 countries and organisations pledged to help out with the costs of reunification given the less-developed north on Thursday. The European Commission considers that Cyprus needs around 2 billion euros of outside funding over 5 years. Enlargement Commissioner Günter Verheugen said he is "sure that the international community will be able to come up with the funds needed" outside a...

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