Brussels, 24/04/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 23 April, the competent management committee of the EU unanimously voted in favour of the European Commission's proposal to extend by one month the deadline for farmers to submit their applications for direct payments (see EUROPE 11278).
Farmers will now have until 15 June 2015 to submit their aid applications, as opposed to 15 May under normal circumstances. This extension will also apply to the surface area payments in the framework of...