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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8574

29 October 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/budget 2004
Commission revises agricultural spending downwards mainly due to poor harvests following heatwave

Brussels, 28/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - In connection with the proposal by Michaele Schreyer, the European Commission is expected to adopt on Wednesday, October's letter of amendment revising spending forecasts for 2004 downwards by more than a billion euros within the framework if the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and rural development. The Commission considers that the agricultural needs of the enlarged EU of 25 (market spending and rural development) will now rise to EUR 46.781 bn in...

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