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EU unblocks frozen Croatia aid, talks advance (at Reuters)

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Jul 25, 2008
        
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BRUSSELS, July 25 (Reuters) - The European Commission has unblocked 80 million euros ($125.6 million) in pre-accession aid for Croatia which had been frozen because of concerns over mismanagement in the candidate country, a spokeswoman said. The decision was announced to coincide with the latest round of membership negotiations on Friday at which Zagreb was due to start talks on the free movement of goods and conclude talks on enterprise and industrial policy. The release of the PHARE funds for technical assistance was a significant boost for the former Yugoslav state, which is at the front of the queue of countries wishing to join the 27-nation bloc and hopes to accede in 2010 or 2011. The green light on Croatian funds came in the same week that Brussels suspended almost 500 million euros in pre-accession aid granted to new... [read full story]                    

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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Commission (EC) decided on Friday (July 25th) to release 66m euros from Croatia's pre-accession aid that were frozen due to concerns related to the fund management. Croatia has made significant...

                   

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UPDATE - EU unblocks frozen Croatia aid, talks advance (at Reuters)

yahoo.com
Jul 25, 2008
        

BRUSSELS, July 25 (Reuters) - The European Commission has unblocked 80 million euros ($125.6 million) in pre-accession aid for Croatia which had been frozen because of concerns over mismanagement in the candidate country, a...

EU unblocks frozen Croatia aid

gulfnews.com
Jul 25, 2008
        

Brussels: The European Commission has unblocked 80 million euros ($125.6 million) in pre-accession aid for Croatia, a spokeswoman said on Friday. The fund had been frozen because of concerns over mismanagement in the country....