Brussels, 13/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - Visiting South Ostrobothnia/Finland on Saturday, Commissioner Franz Fischler, stressed his willingness to find a workable solution on the question of extending Finnish agricultural state aids. As a transitional measure, agreed as part of Finland's EU accession package to help farmers integrate into the CAP, Finland was authorised to maintain certain subsidies. This measures expires at the end of the year.
Mr Fischler said, "I am very familiar with...