Article: Small elite reaps millions in E.U. farm subsidies

Stephen Castle and Doreen Carvajal International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune
05-08-2009
Small elite reaps millions in E.U. farm subsidies
Byline: Stephen Castle and Doreen Carvajal International Herald Tribune
Edition: 4
Section: NEWS

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The first glimpse of previously undisclosed data on European Union farm subsidies shows that the recipients of the largest beneficiaries - worth tens of millions of euros - include an Italian bank in Milan, a French chicken giant and an Irish producer of Weight Watchers meals and Yorkshire pudding.

The statistics, for subsidies granted in 2008, show that an elite class of beneficiaries received more than 700 payments of at ...

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