Brussels, 06/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - On 3 July, the European Commission adopted a preliminary draft amending budget for the current year (2009) calling for additional commitment appropriations to tackle bluetongue in sheep, especially for vaccination programmes.
Preliminary draft amending budget (No8/2009) provides in particular for: - an increase of €49.34 million in commitment appropriations for bluetongue eradication programmes; - the creation of budget item 10 04 04 02 Operation of...