EU MINISTERS APPROVE LIFE BUDGET
March 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A FINAL deal has been struck between European Union (EU) ministers and the European Parliament on the budgets for the 2007-13 LIFE programme, which funnels EU funds into environmental projects. This new 'LIFE+' scheme commands just less than Euro 1.9 billion (at 2004 prices), with 78% dedicated to project action grants (half of this reserved for schemes fostering nature and biodiversity). Other spending priorities will include environmental policy, governance and information initiatives.
A FINAL deal has been struck between European Union (EU) ministers and the European Parliament on the budgets for the 2007-13 LIFE programme, which funnels EU funds into environmental projects. This new 'LIFE+' scheme commands just less than Euro 1.9 billion (at 2004 prices), with 78% dedicated to project action grants (half of this reserved for schemes fostering nature and biodiversity). Other spending priorities will include environmental policy, governance and information initiatives.
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