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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9020

6 September 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/regional policy
Reduction of Cohesion Fund aid for Spata Airport in Greece

Brussels, 05/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - The decision taken by the European Commission on 2 September to reduce by 5% aid granted in 1996 for the New Athens Airport at Spata is due to not fully respecting the Cohesion Fund eligibility rules or publicity and information requirements concerning the project (see Europe 6738). The project was co-financed with €250 million from the Cohesion Fund, but this is being reduced by EUR 12.78 million because during audits in March 2002 and September 2003...

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