Brussels, 16/04/2004 (Agence Europe) - During a visit to the Netherlands on Tuesday, Commissioner Franz Fischler announced that the European Commission was prepared to make an advance payment of some of the premiums for dairy farmers to help them get through the current crisis in the dairy sector. The proposal, which will be considered by the Member States on the relevant management committee, would allow farmers to be sent some cash to help them cope with the collapse in milk prices in the...