| dc.description.abstract | This report has been prepared by the Directorate-General for Regional Policy, in collaborationwith the Directorates-General for Employment and Social Affairs, Agriculture and Fisheries,and with contributions from the Directorates-General for Economic and Financial Affairs,Competition, Energy and Transport, Environment, Information Society, Internal Market,Budget and the European Anti-Fraud Office.Following the introduction of the euro on 1 January 1999, the financial amounts in this reportare all expressed in euro, including those relating to operations before that date. The ‘€’ usedin the report refers to the ecu where the amounts related to the period before 1 January 1999and to the euro after that date. |
