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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9163

30 March 2006
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture/avian flu
Commission adopts proposal allowing for EU financial aid to eggs and poultry sector

Brussels, 29/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - As previously announced (EUROPE 9162), on 29 March the European Commission adopted a proposal to allow the European Union budget to share up to 50% the costs of market support measures in the eggs and poultry sector linked to a drop in consumption due to fears about avian flu. Parliament will now have to take swift action in providing an opinion on the proposal to allow adoption by the Council by the end of April. Once the legal base has been adopted,...

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