ITALY ACCUSED OF ABUSING BIRD FLU HANDOUTS
July 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
SUSPICIONS that Italy has abused a European Union (EU) licence for making emergency poultry industry aid to cope with the bird flu crisis, has prompted a European Commission inquiry. Brussels, fears the Italian government may have provided much more assistance than required to deal with bird flu-related falls in demand. It noted that Italy allowed for the government purchase of 17,000 tonnes of poultry meat and products; suspended tax and social security payments; and offered restructuring and conversion aid. The Commission said it "cannot ...
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