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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9707
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/food crisis

Commission wants to provide a billion euros to help farmers in the developing world

Brussels, 18/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 18 July 2008, the European Commission published a draft regulation to set up a rapid reaction fund to deal with high food prices in developing countries. The fund will have a budget of €1 billion (€750 mil in 2008 and €250 mil in 2009), provided from un-used funding in the EU's farm budget (see Europe 9704 for details).

The brainchild of EU Development and Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Louis Michel and Agriculture Commissioner Marianne...

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: Our offices will be closed on Belgium's National Day, Monday 21 July. Issue 9708 of EUROPE will be dated Wednesday 23 July 2008.
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