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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9272

26 September 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/informal council/jha/immigration
Commission frees new funding - Initiative from Presidency on European solidarity on immigration, borders and asylum

Brussels, 25/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - European Justice and Interior Commissioner Franco Frattini said on 21 September that a “Solidarity Fund” for those countries faced with illegal immigration would be made available. Set up in 2002, the EU Solidarity Fund (with its budget of €1 billion) grants aid to Member States and acceding countries in the event of a major disaster. Mr Frattini also said that the EU would free €45 million as part of a new initiative to develop projects in...

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