The European Commission has approved the injection of around 53 million euros in a Danish scheme aimed at supporting a more climate-friendly dairy production, reported Xinhua.
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(190528) -- BRUSSELS, May 28, 2019 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at the European Union headquarters for an informal dinner of EU heads of state or government in Brussels, Belgium, on May 28, 2019. The European Union (EU) member states leaders didn't discuss names of the candidates but only the process to choose new president of the European Commission (EC), European Council President Donald Tusk said here Tuesday. During a press conference following the leaders informal dinner, Tusk told reporters that Tuesday's discussion confirmed the agreement reached by the leaders in February last year, that "the European Council will exercise its role when electing the Commission president, meaning -- in accordance with the Treaties -- that there can be no automaticity." (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

The European Commission has approved the injection of around 53 million euros in a Danish scheme aimed at supporting a more climate-friendly dairy production, reported Xinhua.

The scheme is aimed at supporting livestock farmers in the reduction of methane emissions, according to a statement issued by the European Commission on Friday.

It will contribute to meeting the national binding reduction target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural and forestry sectors.

Additional aid will be granted to farmers who commit to further reduce methane emissions beyond the mandatory standards.

The scheme will run until the end of December 2027 and will be open to dairy livestock farmers in Denmark.

The Commission said in the statement that the aid will take the form of direct grants and will cover up to 100 percent of eligible costs.

The Commission assessed the scheme under European Union (EU) State Aid rules which allow Member states to support the development of certain economic activities under certain conditions.

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Farmers will protest across France on Monday as the prospect of a trade deal between European and Mercosur countries sharpens discontent over foreign competition that fuelled a farming crisis earlier this year.

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