Press Release: Fund to tackle environmental and nuclear waste problems in Northern Europe launched: Pledging Conference raises EUR 110 million

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Series Details IP/02/1024 (9.7.02)
Publication Date 09/07/2002
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The Support Fund of the Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership (NDEP) was launched on 9 July 2002 in Brussels, at a pledging conference co-chaired by External Affairs Commissioner Chris Patten, Russia's Vice-Minister of Finance, Sergey Kolotukhin, and the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Jean Lemierre. The Russian Federation, the European Commission and five countries announced initial contributions totalling € 110 million to the Support Fund of which €62 million are earmarked for nuclear projects
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