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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10041

16 December 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/agriculture
Current situation no justification for exceptional measures says Fischer Boel, highlighting EP's increased role under Lisbon Treaty

Brussels, 15/12/2009 (Agence Europe) - The dairy sector is to receive €300 million in emergency aid in the 2010 budget, but other agricultural sectors are experiencing difficulties which cannot be ignored. In her final appearance before the European Parliament, Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel noted the fall in demand in several sectors and the difficulties of many farmers, particularly with regard to access to credit and prices. Estimates for farmers' incomes will not be...

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