Brussels, 08/03/2016 (Agence Europe) - In Strasbourg on Tuesday 8 March, the European Parliament endorsed (584 votes in favour, 94 against and 32 abstentions) the compromise text on the EU programme for distributing fruit, vegetables and milk in schools (see EUROPE 11505).
“My objective was multi-fold: to propose healthy food from an early age, to teach people about healthy eating, to fight obesity, and also to promote and value short food circuits, and local and regional products. This...