Brussels, 19/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 19 December, the EU Council of Ministers adopted without debate the regulation on reform of subsidies to Community banana producers (the United Kingdom, Latvia and Sweden voted against and Cyprus abstained). This does not change the Commission's initial proposal despite the intentions expressed by the European Parliament (EUROPE 9328). Reform will abolish the current compensatory aid scheme and financial support for banana growers. For...