Sunday, July 09, 2006

Swiss 'no' to fund for new EU members would be harmful: Barroso

"Swiss 'no' to fund for new EU members would be harmful: Barroso
07-09-2006, 11h10
GENEVA (AFP)

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EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso, pictured, has warned that a Swiss rejection of a 1.0 billion Swiss franc (638 million euros) fund to support new eastern and southern members of the European Union would be a bad sign for Europe.
(AFP/File)

EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso has warned that a Swiss rejection of a 1.0 billion Swiss franc (638 million euros) fund to support new eastern and southern members of the European Union would be a bad sign for Europe."

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