EU CRISIS MANAGEMENT
March 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has asked European Union ministers to consider improving crisis management tools available to meat and other food producers. Its suggestions include subsiding insurance premiums, developing mutual funds and creating special public crisis budgets. Brussels said its aim "is to help farm businesses withstand temporary shocks and improve their access to finance".
THE EUROPEAN Commission has asked European Union ministers to consider improving crisis management tools available to meat and other food producers. Its suggestions include subsiding insurance premiums, developing mutual funds and creating special public crisis budgets. Brussels said its aim "is to help farm businesses withstand temporary shocks and improve their access to finance".
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