EU ROUND UP
February 1st, 2003
KEITH NUTHALLTHE MOST important driver of reform in the institutions of the European Union today is the impending enlargement of the EU eastwards, to take in (Greek) Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. Part of the price of membership is that these countries upgrade their water sources and services to match standards demanded by EU legislation and as a result, Brussels' funding bodies have been releasing grants and loans to make improvements.Recent announcements have included plans by the European ...
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