EU agrees compensation deal for bacteria-hit farmers

EU member states agreed on the 14 June 2011 on a €210 million compensation package for farmers whose sales had suffered as a result of the E. coli outbreak in northern Germany.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Spain to seek redress over E. coli claim http://www.europeansources.info/record/spain-to-seek-redress-over-e-coli-claim/

Deutsche Welle, 16.6.11: EU grants farmers 210 million euros aid for E. coli scare http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15154072,00.html

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