Brussels, 14/11/2011 (Agence Europe) - After months of stalemate, EU member states reached an agreement on Monday 14 November that will see the Community scheme, which distributes food to the most needy persons in the EU, extended for two years - 2012 and 2013. Almost €500 million per year will be provided from EU funds for this initiative.
The European Aid for the Needy scheme will, then, be extended by two years, in exchange for a statement from France and Germany pledging to work to...