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The €620 million or so will go mainly to Poland (Photo: European Commission)

Swiss vote in favour of aid for EU newcomers

The Swiss have voted in favour of a government plan to spend around €620 million over the next decade on the EU's ten most recent member states.

In a referendum on Sunday (26 November), EU-surrounded Switzerland narrowly voted in favour - 53.4 percent - of putting Swiss Francs towards projects involving infrastructure and education in these countries.

The lion's share of the money will go to Poland with the rest going to the remaining seven ex-communist states as well as Cyprus an...

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The €620 million or so will go mainly to Poland (Photo: European Commission)

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