(ANSA) - ZAGREB/LJUBLJANA, 21 LUG - "Croatia can be delighted
with the compromise reached tonight on the plan for economic
recovery and on the EU's 7-year budget, which guarantees the
country 22 billion euros and excellent leverage to make reforms
and restore the economy." said Croatian Prime Minister, Andrej
Plenkovic, after the agreement reached at the European Council
in Brussels. "I believe that all European leaders can be
satisfied with the compromise because everyone has achieved
something, but the real winner is the economic recovery for the
whole of Europe," the premier underlined. "We leave the summit
fully satisfied, Slovenia remains a net contributor," to the EU
budget, said Slovenian Conservative Prime Minister, Janez Janša,
quoted by STA news agency, commenting on the outcome of the
agreement reached by the European Council on the Recovery Fund.
Ljubljana will receive a € 10.5bn fund package, of which € 6.6bn
in subsidies, € 2.9bn for cohesion policy, and € 1.6 bn for
agricultural policy. (ANSA).
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