Commission proposal on financing of enlargement to disappoint candidates
The candidate countries are likely to be disappointed by the Commission's proposals on financial aid for agriculture and the poorer regions, due to be adopted on 30 January. The Commission is expected to propose transition periods of up to ten years, during which aid to farmers would gradually be phased in, and regional aid would not surpass the existing ceiling of 4 per cent of GDP.
The candidate countries are likely to be disappointed by the Commission’s proposals on financial aid for agriculture and the poorer regions, due to be adopted on 30 January. The Commission is expected to propose transition periods of up to ten years, during which aid to farmers would gradually be phased in, and regional aid would not surpass the existing ceiling of 4 per cent of GDP.
