Brussels, 09/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has approved 29 programmes in 10 Member States to provide information on and to promote agricultural products in the European Union. The total budget of the programmes is EUR 58.5 million, of which the EU will contribute half. Under a regulation on information and promotion of farm products the Single Market, 10 Member States submitted 36 programme proposals. The Commission selected 29 programmes in those 10 Member States (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom) covering fruit and vegetables, flowers, wine, dairy products and meat as well as organic products and protected denominations of origin or geographical indications (PDO/PGI). The approved programmes are the second series for the year 2003. A first series was approved in June 2003. The annual EU budget for agricultural promotion programmes is EUR 48.5 million.