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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10504

29 November 2011
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GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/agriculture
E.coli - 80% aid to vegetable growers spent

Brussels, 28/11/2011 (Agence Europe) - EU countries have spent on average 79% (i.e. €178.2 million) of the funds earmarked in 2011 for compensating European vegetable and fruit growers affected by the E.coli epidemic (see EUROPE No10429). However, a number of countries that had called for most financial support, such as Spain and Italy, have notched up a bad result when it comes to using the funds, with 66% (€47 million out of €71 million) and 44% (€15.3 million out of €34.6...

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