In the wake of the recent sharp increases in food prices, the EU has announced it is to beef up its aid scheme for the poor by 70 percent, to roughly €500 million.
"The recent hike in food prices has hit every one of us, in particular the most underprivileged members of our society," agriculture commissioner Marian Fischer Boel told a news conference on Wednesday (17 September). "
"We cannot resolve all food poverty in the EU, but we can make a significant contribution," she added...
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