Spain backs down on regional EU aid

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Series Details 30.5.01, p8
Publication Date 30/05/2001
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On 29 May 2001, Spain backed down from a confrontation with German chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, after threatening to stall moves to agree a timetable for EU enlargement unless it was guaranteed large amounts of regional aid after the east European states join.

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