Brussels, 30/04/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 29 April, the European Commission approved €282.6 million in funding for 225 new projects under the LIFE+ programme, the European Union's environment fund. This programme has a total budget of €2.143 for the 2007-2013 period. Overall, these projects represent a total investment of some €589.3 million and were selected from the 1,468 applications to the Commission in response to its call for proposals from public and private bodies in...