Brussels, 13/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - Despite calls from the agriculture sector to increase support for fruit and vegetable producers hit by the Russian embargo, the European Commission believes that it has taken the most effective measures possible within available financial resources.
In a letter dated 3 February, Jerzy Plewa, director general for agriculture at the European Commission, rejects taking any fresh measures to offer aid to the EU fruit and vegetable sector that has been...