EUROPEAN UNION PLACED 46 MILLIONS EURO FOR YOUTH PROJECTS IN RUSSIA
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MOSCOW, 2 March.  / RIA "Nowosti" rIA-"Nowosti"-Korrespondent
Alexander Iwastschenko /. in the years 1996-1999 had supplied the
European union 46 millions euro for the implementation of projects to
the support for youth politics in Russia.  That indicated Richard
WRIGHT, director/conductor of the agency to the European commission in
Russia.

In his speech on the common Russian-European youth summit in Moscow
WRIGHT underlined that these means had been supplied within the
framework of the TACIS program and determined for the implementation
by projects for health service, occupation and education.

On the summit spoke also the director of the TACIS program Timo Summa,
which indicated that one plans to intend some main projects in common
work on the support for young people.  The household of each of these
projects will amount to 1 to 10 million dollar.  The priorities of the
Russian government will have a great importance at the time of the
execution of the youth policy, stressed Timo Summa.