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Member states benefiting from redistributive policies like Eastern European countries should contribute more to the EU budget, according to draft European Commission proposals seen by EurActiv.
Representatives from eight regions in the Paris basin have called on EU Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani to support their efforts to build a freight corridor to relieve the congested French capital. They hope to win EU backing for a project that has so far attracted little interest from the French state.
The EU's enlargement on 1 May 2004 has exacerbated economic and social disparities across the EU. (read more)
The EU's regional policy will come under pressure when the Union enlarges to 10 mostly poor new Member States in May 2004. (read more)