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04.02.13 | News

Over BGN 9.5 mln under RDP set aside for information and community centres, Muslim shrine

A combined subsidy of BGN 9 500 698 will be provided to ten projects under three measures of the Rural Development Programme: Measures 313 Promotion of Tourist Activities, 321 Main Services for the Population and the Economy of Rural Areas, and 322 Reviving and Development of Settlements. A mosque will be renovated in the town of Madan, with the aid earmarked for architecture and...
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04.02.13 | News

MEPs plan tobacco subsidies as Brussels fights smoking

Members of the European Parliament have paved the way for hundreds of millions of pounds of subsidies to go to Europe’s tobacco farmers — even though Brussels spends huge amounts on anti-smoking campaigns. Tobacco growers could begin receiving extra cash as soon as next year after MEPs voted to amend changes in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The vote, which needs...
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