THE Commission has clawed back 400 million euro worth of farm aid…

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Series Details 08/02/01, Volume 7, Number 06
Publication Date 08/02/2001
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Date: 08/02/01

...after it found that member states had not imposed proper controls on subsidies. Spain accounted for the largest sum, having to pay back €331 million for failing to properly apply Union regulations to cereal growers, olive oil producers and dairy farmers. All member states apart from Belgium, Luxembourg, Finland and Austria were asked to give up some cash.

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