Brussels, 15/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - Although controversial subjects will be negotiated over the next few months at the Ministers for Agriculture from EU Member States, progress was achieved at a technical level in certain areas of the European Commission proposal (presented in July 2004) on rural development programmes for 2007-2013. The Commission envisages three principal axes of intervention: improving the competitiveness of agricultural and forestry sectors, rejuvenations and...