Παρασκευή 10 Ιουνίου 2011

Serbian farmers declare victory as government backs down

se times

10/06/2011
Reversing a planned cut to subsidies, Belgrade drafts a new policy to strengthen agriculture and boost food
exports.
By Biljana Pekusic for Southeast European Times in Belgrade -- 10/06/11

After Serbia's farmers blocked the roads in Vojvodina for a week, the government agreed to their demands and reversed a decision to suspend agricultural subsidies for land parcels bigger than 10 hectares. On June 5th, Belgrade announced the deal and the blockade cleared.
"We were united and achieved our goal. We succeeded in ensuring that an even greater number of farmers obtain subsidies," Association of Farmers Chairman Miroslav Kis told SETimes....more.....
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http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/06/10/feature-02

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