Brussels, 25/11/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 24 November, the European Commission approved eight rural development programmes from Italy, France and Malta.
Italy. The 2014-2020 programmes for Apulia (€1.64 billion in total from public funds over seven years, with €991 million from the EU budget) and Sicily (€2.2 billion in total, with €1.3 billion provided by the EU) were adopted.
France. The rural development programmes were approved for Upper Normandy (€172 million, €103 million from the EU budget), Lorraine (€533 million, €329 million from the EU), Limousin (€807 million, €579 million of which from the EU budget), Guyana (€173.5 million, €122 million provided by the EU) and Picardy (€218 million, including €138 million from the EU budget).
Malta. The Commission approved Malta's rural development programme which is worth €129 million in total over the seven years, €97 million of which will come from EU coffers. (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)