Brussels 30/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 30 November, the European Commission adopted a proposal to extend until 2013 the aid scheme that would otherwise expire at the end of this year for additional costs incurred in marketing certain fishery products from remote EU regions. The new aid scheme will provide the same level of funding as the current system but will be more efficient and targeted.
The new proposal does not alter the fundamentals of the old scheme, providing aid to...