Draft 2004 Euro budget sees Poland receiving EUR 2 billion

According to the 2004 EU draft budget, and thanks to the reduction in the EU membership contribution by nearly EUR 400 million, Poland should receive from the EU budget approximately EUR 2 billion. EU Commissioner Michaele Schreyer claims that the final result, would also depend on how Poland prepares itself for using the structural fund. According to the latest European Commission's calculations, the contribution should reach EUR 1357 million as opposed to EUR 1749 million envisaged in Copenhagen last year. Additionally, Poland will also be granted subsidies from the ISPA, SAPARD and PHARE programs. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.Z.