SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 9)

  Europe Fund Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)

29874m103
(CUSIP Number)

George W. Karpus, President
Karpus Management, Inc. d/b/a
Karpus Investment Management
183 Sullys Trail
Pittsford, New York 14534
(585) 586-4680

(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications)

December 10, 2002
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the Acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D,
 and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1 (b) (3) or (4), check
the following box. [ ]

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ITEM 1	Security and Issuer
		Common Stock
		Europe Fund Inc.
		800 Scudders Mill Road
		Plainsboro, NJ   08536
ITEM 2	Identity and Background
a) Karpus Management, Inc. d/b/a Karpus Investment
Management (?KIM?)
George W. Karpus, President, Director and Controlling
Stockholder
		JoAnn VanDegriff, Vice President and Director
		Sophie Karpus, Director
		b) 183 Sullys Trail
		Pittsford, New York 14534
c) Principal business and occupation - Investment Management
for individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, corporations,
		endowments, trust and others, specializing in conservative asset
		management (i.e. fixed income investments).
d) None of George W. Karpus, JoAnn VanDegriff, or Sophie
Karpus (?the Principals?) or KIM has been convicted in the past
five years of any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations).
e) During the last five years none of the principals or KIM has
been a party to a civil proceeding as a result of which any of them
is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future
violations of or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to,
federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with
respect to such laws.
		f) Each of the Principals is a United States citizen.
		KIM is a New York corporation.
ITEM 3	Source and Amount of Funds or Other Considerations
KIM, an independent investment advisor, has accumulated shares
of EF on behalf of accounts that are managed by KIM (?the
Accounts?) under limited powers of attorney.  All funds that
have been utilized in making such purchases are from such
Accounts.
ITEM 4	Purpose of Transaction
KIM has purchased Shares for investment purposes.  Being
primarily a fixed income manager, with a specialty focus in the
closed end fund sector, the profile of EF fit the investment
guidelines for various Accounts.  Shares have been acquired
since  July 10, 1996.
ITEM 5 	Interest in Securities of the Issuer
A) As of the date of this Report, KIM owns 707,265 shares,
which represents 7.03% of the outstanding Shares.  Karpus Investment
Management Profit Sharing Plan presently owns 4300 shares purchased
on January 16, 1998 at $15.97 (200 shares), August 28 at $16.00 (50
shares), April 5, 1999 at $16.69 (150 shares), April 20 at $16.69 (100
shares) and at $16.94 (100 shares), April 18, 2001 at $12.87 (100 shares),
September 21 at $8.52 (550 shares), November 19 at $11.15 (100
shares) and at $11.14 (100 shares),and July 8&9, 2002 at $9.60 (1550shs),
July15 at $9.04 (100shs), July 22 at $8.29 (200shs), July 29 at $8.40
(100shs), August 2, 2002 at $ 8.50 (400shs), October 11, 2002 at $7.28
(100 shares),  October 15 at $7.50 (100 shares),  October 28 at $7.79 (100
shares),  October 29 at $7.64 (50 shares), November 6 at $8.07 (50 shares),
November 13 at $7.52 (50 shares), and November 20 at $8.02 (50 shares). Dana R.
Consler currently
owns 600 shares purchased on March 29, 1999 at $16.75 (300 shares),
April 5 at $16.69 (100 shares), February 14, 2002 at $10.14 (50 shares),
March 5 at $10.22 (50 shares), and June 27 at $9.45 (50 shares), and November 6
at $ 8.07 (50 shares). None of
the other Principals of KIM presently owns shares of EF.
       b) KIM has the sole power to dispose of and to vote all of such
Shares under limited powers of attorney.
c)  Open market purchases for the last 60 days for the Accounts.
There have been no dispositions and no acquisitions, other than
by such open market purchases,
DATE
SHARES
PRICE PER

DATE
SHARES
PRICE PER


SHARE



SHARE
10/3/2002
-1650
7.20

11/1/2002
250
7.80
10/3/2002
4500
7.20

11/5/2002
850
7.89
10/4/2002
-2075
7.05

11/6/2002
750
8.07
10/4/2002
4050
7.13

11/8/2002
1000
7.75
10/7/2002
1750
7.01

11/12/2002
1500
7.87
10/9/2002
250
6.80

11/13/2002
6850
7.52
10/10/2002
-7750
6.90

11/14/2002
100
7.76
10/11/2002
5150
7.28

11/15/2002
-1525
7.90
10/14/2002
2425
7.20

11/15/2002
1350
7.76
10/15/2002
7500
7.50

11/18/2002
3450
7.93
10/16/2002
350
7.48

11/20/2002
6925
7.99
10/17/2002
3075
7.69

11/22/2002
2825
8.15
10/18/2002
550
7.81

11/25/2002
9000
8.14
10/22/2002
800
7.76

11/26/2002
33145
8.10
10/23/2002
1075
7.64




10/24/2002
200
7.64




10/28/2002
6500
7.79




10/29/2002
1900
7.65




10/30/2002
900
7.64




10/31/2002
300
7.78





The Accounts have the right to receive all dividends from, any
proceeds from the sale of the Shares.  KIM reserves the right to
further accumulate or sell shares. None of the Accounts has an
interest in shares constituting  more than 5% of the Shares
outstanding.
ITEM 6	Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings, or Relationships
	with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
Except as described above, there are no contracts,
arrangements, understandings or relationships of any kind
among the Principals and KIM and between any of them and any
other person with respect to any of EF Securities.
ITEM 7	Materials to be Filed as Exhibits
		Not applicable.









































Signature
	After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete,
and correct.
						Karpus Management, Inc.



December 10, 2002 		     	   By:________________________
          Date						   Signature
					            George W. Karpus, President
          Name/Title