Brussels, 10/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 10 April, the Court of Auditors of the European Union said that EU subsidies to the food-processing sector bore a high likelihood of deadweight - which has been ignored by the EU member states. The Court believes that the aid concerned has not been systematically directed to projects that bring added value to agricultural products in an effective and efficient way.
As part of rural development policy, member states can co-finance, with the...