Brussels, 21/08/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 21 August, the European Commission confirmed that the payment of subsidies for Romanian farmers under the SAPARD programme was suspended. Aid payments amounting to around €30 million were frozen due to failings in the management system and in control of the agency responsible for distributing SAPARD funds. At the end of July, Romania sent an action plan containing proposals for remedying the irregularities identified, but the Commission...