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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9169

7 April 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/agriculture
EP approves aid for poultry and egg sector

Strasbourg, 06/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 6 April, the European parliament approved the proposal allowing for Community aid to be paid to poultry and egg producers suffering as a result of bird flu. The urgency procedure which was applied will allow Member States to adopt the regulation at the Agriculture Council meeting on 25 April. The proposal allows for exceptional market support measures, 50% co-financed by the Community budget, for poultry keepers struggling because of the fall in...

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