71. In Brussels, U.S. and European officials Thursday opened two days of talks aimed at fashioning an aid package to rebuild Sarajevo. 72. In effect, that liberalized the definition of need, allowing colleges more flexibility in aid packages. 73. In return for the aid package announced Friday, the county agreed to make its three dozen heavily unionized and bureaucratically bound hospitals and clinics more cost-efficient. 74. In Geneva, the American special negotiator for agriculture, Gregory Frazier, defended emergency aid packages to American farmers as falling within WTO rules. 75. In many ways, however, the aid package does not tell the story of a marriage, but of a breakup. 76. In recent months, Turkey has received emergency aid packages from the IMF to shore up its troubled economy. 77. Indonesia becomes the second country in the region to be bailed out by an IMF-led emergency aid package. 78. Instead, Turkey would mainly be held to targets for fiscal health before a new aid package began. 79. Industry Minister Juan Manuel Eguiagaray said this week he expects the EU commission to make a decision on the aid package during November. 80. Institutions say they will adjust financial aid packages if they make mistakes in calculations or if families can prove that they need more money. |