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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8705

13 May 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/switzerland
Berne announces 200 million SF for cohesion, to unblock bilateral negotiations

Brussels, 12/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - Switzerland has announced that it is prepared to allocate 200 million Swiss francs over five years to the cohesion policy of the enlarged EU. This compensation for Switzerland's involvement in the single market of 25 could restart bilateral negotiations on Schengen, fraud and tax on savings, which should be discussed at this Thursday's meeting of the permanent representatives of the EU (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.8). "Negotiations with the EU (on this...

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