Interesting…:

“Switzerland is not EU member but it has close relations with the union,” the Swiss minister said. “We have decided to make a contribution to level economic and social differences between the new and the old EU states and to allocate 1 billion Swiss francs for the purpose,” she added.

A non EU state thinks it’s a good idea to give money to Eastern reconstruction and catch up? Works with the EU Commission to set up a special fund? I have no idea what to make of this one.

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