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Germany has declined to publish its figures on farm subsidies spending (Photo: European Commission)

Italy a nest of EU 'farm-subsidy millionaires'

Companies in Italy received the biggest single payments from the EU's farm subsidies in 2008, with 180 of them provided with more than a million euros, a study released on Thursday (7 May) showed.

Sugar producers Italia Zuccheri and Eridania Sadam were also the only two companies winning more than a €100 million each under the EU's Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), being awarded €139.8 and €125.3 million respectively, according to a study by Farmsubsidy.org – a cross-border network of jo...

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Germany has declined to publish its figures on farm subsidies spending (Photo: European Commission)

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