Brussels, 10/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the European Commission gave the go-ahead to Luxembourg to provide national funding of EUR 4.8 million to cattle farmers who lost income due to the BSE crisis between December 2000-November 2001. The Commission has recognised the exceptional nature of the crisis on the beef market and therefore granted this aid. The Commission explained that the form of direct payment to farmers of EUR 41 per unit of livestock (adult cows slaughtered in...