 | The European Parliament has approved the Structural Funds package for 2007-13. The package, amounting to €308 billion, or 35.7 per cent of the total EU budget, will be used to fund projects by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), European Social Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion Fund to increase solidarity and reduce disparities between regions of the EU.
The package was adopted by 533 votes in favour, 41 against and 53 abstentions.
6 July 2006
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