EU Foreign Ministers debate financial framework for enlargement
Foreign Ministers of the 15 EU Member States, gathering for an informal Council meeting on 8-9 February, will discuss the Commission's proposal for the financing of enlargement for the first time. On 30 January, the Commission proposed a framework for financing agriculture and regional development in the candidate countries, to the amount of 40 billion euro for the first three years (2004-2006).
Foreign Ministers of the 15 EU Member States, gathering for an informal Council meeting on 8-9 February, will discuss the Commission’s proposal for the financing of enlargement for the first time. On 30 January, the Commission proposed a framework for financing agriculture and regional development in the candidate countries, to the amount of 40 billion euro for the first three years (2004-2006).
