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UPDATE 1-EU freezes 900 mln euros to Poland pending fraud probe

* Commission said hopes to unfreeze money soon * Poland has charged road contractors with price-fixing * Ministers say EU reaction too harsh (Adds details about charges in court case) By Adrian Krajewski WARSAW, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The European Union has frozen about 890 million euros ($1.20 billion) in aid earmarked for building Polish roads because of a suspected fraud by contractors, a Commission spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

EU freezes 900 mln euros to Poland pending fraud probe

* Commission said hopes to unfreeze money soon * Poland has charged road contractors with price-fixing * Ministers say EU reaction too harsh By Adrian Krajewski WARSAW, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The European Union has frozen about 890 million euros ($1.20 billion) in aid earmarked for building Polish roads because of a suspected fraud by contractors, a Commission spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
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