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3000 farmers have filed false declarations for EU subsidies

Mon, Apr 06 2009 11:47 CET

byPetar Kostadinov

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3000 farmers have filed false declarations for EU subsidies

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About 3000 Bulgarian farmers have filed incorrect requests for European Union subsidies, Bulgarian-language Dnevnik daily quoted Agriculture Minister Valeri Tsvetanov as saying on April 6 2009.

These farmers have falsely stated that they have maintained pastures in high-mountain areas in good condition. Based on these statements, the farmers have asked for subsidies, he said.

These findings came as a result of an audit performed by the European Audit Office. The report was sent to the ministry two weeks ago, Tsvetanov said.

A total 13 000 farmers have filed declarations with some irregularities, he said, which was why most of the money requested by farmers had not been paid yet. According to Tsvetanov, after a second check into the declarations, the payments could be resumed.

The number of farmers who had no problems with their declarations was 5000. They will get their subsidiaries by April 25 2009, Tsvetanov said.

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Anonymous Iva Sorbum Tue, Apr 21 2009 15:50 CET
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Why do they not just syphon the whole lot off? The EU should pull the plug on all disbersements there and let the hoodlems go hungry.


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