Slovenia gets EU money for vineyards, wildlife

The EC has earmarked 450 million euros to 15 member states for restructuring and conversion of vineyards.

Source: STA

Wednesday, 25.10.2006.

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Slovenia gets EU money for vineyards, wildlife

The European Commission also confirmed the final distribution of money for the 2005/2006 period, including 2.3 million for Slovenia.

The funds are intended for improving the quality of wine and fending off competition from challenge posed by New World wine producers, Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel said on Thursday, October 19.

The Commission is expected to unveil a wine reform proposal early in 2007. Slovenia is in favor of reform measures, but it opposes the reduction of vineyard areas.

In a separate decision, the Commission approved a total of 141.6 million for 61 wildlife preservation projects in 20 member states, including two in Slovenia, in the framework of the LIFE 2006 program.

Slovenia can count on funding for two projects aimed at preserving the wetlands along the river Mura and the Cerknica vanishing lake.

The LIFE-Nature projects are designed to protect and revive endangered habitats and boost biodiversity.

The maximum amount of EU funds available for individual projects is 2.3 million euros.

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