09/03/23 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 9 March, the European Commission authorised €200 million in Flemish aid to compensate pig producers for reducing or completely closing their production capacity. This aid aims to reduce nitrogen emissions in the agricultural sector resulting from pig production. The scheme is open to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises operating a Flanders pig breeding unit. The aid will take the form of direct grants of up to 120% of the loss in value of...