Brussels, 18/10/2000 (Agence Europe) - As we announced, the European Commission formally approved, on Wednesday, the prolongation, to end-2000, of aid granted by Spain and Portugal to Spanish and Portuguese fishermen and shipowners whose activities have been interrupted since the expiry of the fisheries agreement with Morocco. This aid (55 million euro for Spain and 5.5 million for Portugal) was paid in the first half of 2000 and payments have continued up to now. However, after the first...