Brussels, 16/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission communication on the next financial perspectives (2007-2013), adopted last Tuesday in Strasbourg, confirms the rise in importance of rural development aid in the EU of 27 members (the 25 plus Bulgaria and Romania, in principle in 2007). Compared to what is foreseen for 2006, the Community budget in favour of the second pillar of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) would increase by 25% at the end of the period (2013). In total, the...