Brussels, 26/05/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 26 May, the European Commission approved 24 additional rural development programmes aiming to improve the competitiveness of the agricultural sector of the Union, care for the countryside and climate and strengthen the economic and social fabric of rural communities in the period up to 2020.
The programmes adopted are expected to create more than 40,000 jobs in rural areas and around 700 training places. The aim is to foster innovation,...