Brussels, 18/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - The EU Council of Ministers, on Thursday 18 December, adopted, without debate, a regulation putting in place a programme, to be co-financed by the Community budget, for distributing fruit and vegetables in schools. Only the United Kingdom abstained in voting on the text, on which political agreement was reached in Council on 19 November (see EUROPE 9786). European funding of €90 million per year, will allow fresh and processed fruit and vegetable to...