Brussels, 19/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission refused aid from the Italian state worth EUR 10 329 in favour of poultry producers (aimed at offsetting losses by Italian farmers after contamination of Belgian poultry by dioxin in 1999). The Commission said this aid was incompatible with internal market rules. Contamination of poultry by dioxin (which occurred in Belgium, not Italy) as well as the loss of consumer confidence are not considered by the Commission as...