Brussels, 22/09/2010 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is about to authorise ten EU member states (Belgium, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Spain) to bring forward payment of part of the direct aid to their farmers by one and a half months. This measure is to help farmers cope with the consequences of the financial crisis and this year's poor weather.
Thanks to the measure, adopted by the EU Management Committee for Direct Payments on...