Brussels, 20/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 20 February, the Rural development Committee, which comprises representatives of all 27 member states, approved a further raft of rural development programmes for 2007-2013. A long process is nearing its end. Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel said that out of a total of 93 (national and regional) programmes, 85 have now been accepted.
The latest to be approved are: - the Italian region of Molise (€195 million total public...