Brussels, 11/12/2014 (Agence Europe) - The Agriculture Council is expected on 15 December unanimously to authorise state aid by Cyprus in the form of a tax exemption for agricultural diesel (see EUROPE 11211 and 11195). After the latest meeting of the Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA) on Tuesday 9 December, it is a given that the Council will permit Cyprus to continue to provide state aid for six months (from 1 July 2014 to 31 December 2014).
Following discussions with the European...