Press Release: € 17 million additional EU support for the promotion of fresh fruit and vegetables following the E-coli crisis

On the 18 November 2011, the European Commission approved 14 programmes in 11 Member States to promote fresh fruit and vegetables both on the internal market and in third countries. The total budget for the programmes, running for a period of three years, is € 34.1 million of which the EU contributes € 17.0 million (50%).

This was one of a set of measures proposed by the Commission this summer to address the difficult market situation faced by this sector as a consequence of the E-coli crisis.

ESO: Background information: Press Release: €37.6 million EU support for the promotion of agricultural products http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-e37-6-million-eu-support-for-the-promotion-of-agricultural-products/

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