Brussels, 23/04/2010 (Agence Europe) -COPA (the Committee of Professional Agriculture Organisations in the EU) and COGECA (General Confederation of Farm Cooperatives in the EU) published a paper on Friday 23 April 2010 on the review of the EU aid system for disadvantaged areas and the new definition of “intermediate” disadvantaged areas, pointing out the key role that this aid plays in ensuring jobs are not lost in the countryside in the EU.
In April 2009, the European Commission...