The Greek cheese industry is set to receive EUR2.6m (US$3.5m) in marketing subsidies from the European Commission over three years, while the Irish meat sector – under pressure from the dioxin crisis – has been granted EUR234,000.
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In total, Brussels said it is releasing EUR17.8m in marketing assistance to sell food outside the EU.
Other winners include Italian meat producers, with the lion’s share of a EUR1.9m handout and Bulgarian dairy producers who score around EUR1m.
