Brussels, 16/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - As announced in Europe of 25 August 2004, the Direct Aid Management Committee decided on Wednesday to endorse the request by eight of the ten new Member States for the payment date for EU direct farm aid to be brought forward by six weeks. This means the aid can be paid out from 16 October 2004 onwards, rather than the normal date of 1 December, a neutral concession in terms of the budget (since the 2005 budget year starts on 16 October for funding...