13/04/2010 (Agence Europe) - On 12 April, the European Commission adopted a proposal in which it advocates support for the extension of the Food Aid Convention (FAC) 1999 for a further year, that is, until 30 June 2011 “subject to the informal discussions of the FAC members on the Food Aid Convention having achieved significant progress”. If this condition is not met, the position of the European Union, the proposal says, will be to formally oppose the extension of the Food Aid...