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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9926
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture

Work begins on review of aid scheme for farmers in areas with natural handicaps

Brussels, 22/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - In conclusions adopted in Luxembourg on Monday 22 June, European agriculture ministers cautiously opened the way for revision of the aid scheme for farmers in areas with natural handicaps. Experts from several countries have criticised the methodology proposed by the Commission. Account was taken of this criticism insofar as the conclusions state that the methodology does not rule out further fine-tuning of less-favoured area (LFA) delimitation. In an...

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