EU approves agricultural programmes worth €48.2 million
21/01/2005
The European Commission has approved 20 programmes in 11 member states to promote and provide information on agricultural products in the European Union. A first series has been approved in June 2004. The total budget for the programmes is €48.2 million ($62.693 million), of which the EU will contribute half of that and the rest will be financed by professional organisations and the member states involved.