Brussels, 08/07/2011 (Agence Europe) - In Strasbourg on Thursday 7 July, MEPs demanded the scheme for distributing food to the most needy in the EU be restored (see EUROPE 10414, on the adoption of a resolution by the EP). This follows on from a decision by the Commission to reduce funding for the scheme from €500 million in 2011 to €113 million in 2012 after a ruling by the EU General Court.
During the debate before the vote on the resolution, Elisabeth Morin-Chartier (EPP, France)...