Brussels, 24/08/2011 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has agreed to the advance payment of common agricultural policy (CAP) direct aid from 16 October 2011 to help stock rearers (lack of fodder as a result of the drought) and fruit and vegetable producers (fall in sales as markets are affected by fears after the E.coli outbreaks). A regulation to this effect was published in the Official Journal of the EU of 6 August.
The advance will affect up to 50% of direct aid payments (area...