Brussels, 01/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - The Agriculture Ministers of the Member States of the EU made progress on Monday in their examination of various elements of the proposal on the new European Rural Development Fund (EARDF) for the period 2007-2013. However, the most controversial aspects of the draft, the minimum rates of expenditure under the four main axes of intervention (competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sectors, land management, diversification of the rural economy...