Euro-Thrash: Farm Subsidies in the EU
As it has here, disclosure of farm subsidy payments has created quite a stir in Europe, thanks to the folks at www.farmsubsidy.org.
It's a lot harder to pull off on the other side of the pond--25 countries, each with its own information disclosure rules, not to mention all the languages.
But a resolute and inventive band of nongovernmental organizations, journalists and academic researchers has been steadily disclosing "Who gets what from the Common Agricultural Policy."
Just recently they've topped a million searches on the Web site, and they've generated a ton of media coverage--earning one of the principal collaborators, Nils Mulvad, recognition as European Voice's Journalist of the Year. EWG is proud to be working with them.
Check out their site. Nestle's, anyone?
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