Milan, 29/09/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 29 September, the European Commission announced a new aid regime in favour of perishable fruit and vegetables, in response to the Russian ban on imports of agricultural products from the EU. EU funding (2015) for these exceptional measures stands at €165 million, and credits in the agricultural crisis fund are not expected to be mobilised at this stage, although internal talks on the finer details for the support are still underway.
The new...