EU asks refund for over 400 MN Euro inadequately spent in agriculture - July 10th, 2008
Several states in the European Union will have to pay back to the European Commission some 410.3 unduly spent on illegal agriculture subsidies, BBC and Forbes announced on Thursday.
The largest amount to be refund is due by Italy - 145 million euro, because it didn't check the surface eligible for EU subsidies. EC also announced that signs of fraud were found, as well as problems with citric fruits processing.
Source: Hotnews.ro, July 10th, 2008 |
