AGRICULTURE Development aid

Commission told to re-think Barroso's billion

By Jim Brunsden - 16.10.2008 / 00:00 CET

MEPs and member states demand changes to plan; NGOs warn that money has to be spent soon.

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Preparing the EU for the next disaster

The EU has laid the ground for a better crisis-response system. It now needs political follow-through.

LOST CAUSE? Farmers in poor countries are still waiting for Barroso's billion. REUTERS

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The amount that MEPs on the Parliament's budget committee want to spend helping farmers in poor countries in 2009

The EU has laid the ground for a better crisis-response system. It now needs political follow-through.

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Endowment struggles to attract funding.

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