Brussels, 21/01/2013 (Agence Europe) - On 17 January, the European Commission took the decision (which falls within its remit) to reduce the unit amount of poultry export aid from €217 to €108.5 per tonne, “despite an intervention made by France and opposition voiced by other member states”, complains Paris in a press release published on 18 January (see EUROPE 10766).
Stéphane Le Foll, the French minister for agriculture, makes clear he will support the French poultry sector. As...