Brussels, 27/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - Democratici di sinistra MEPs Claudio Fava, Vincenzo Lavarra and Gianni Pittella have welcomed the European Commission's go-ahead for Leader+ rural development programmes in Italy to the value of EUR 223.7 million (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.13), but voiced disappointment that the programmes had been authorised so late, hoping this would not have any repercussions in terms of the funding capacity of the regions, which will be put to the guillotine on 31...