Brussels, 27/04/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 26 April, the General Affairs Council adopted a regulation without debate, extending the use of financial support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to housing for extremely poor and marginalised communities, including numerous Roma communities. Germany voted against and Hungary abstained.
The new regulation extends ERDF support for housing to the renovation of houses in rural areas and to the replacement of houses,...