The EU's budget in 2007 was approximately 114bn, with the majority being spent on agriculture and regional development.

BBC: Budget 2007 discharge debate

They include not just the launch of the single currency but also the agriculture and regional-aid reforms put forward in Agenda 2000.

ECONOMIST: Santer��s missing teeth

But Spain faces a difficult task on EU enlargement, holding the presidency during the crunch period of negotiations on agriculture, regional policy and financial provisions, responsible for about 80 percent of the EU budget.

CNN: Jose Maria Aznar

Called The Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs, its report calling for restrictions on mobile phone and WiFi usage was finalised over a week ago but is only just finding its way into the news media.

FORBES: Connect

The programs we put in place, like the Regional Health IT Extension Centers modeled after the Agriculture Extension program, give a helping hand.

FORBES: Data, Health IT and Patient Empowerment Can Revolutionize Healthcare

The agriculture ministry in Athens and the Corfiot prefecture or regional government, which is directly elected, have been tussling over who should take responsibility for protecting the crop and who should pay for it.

ECONOMIST: There is nothing absolute about the rule of law

Women play a prominent role in developing local and regional food systems that are creating jobs, pulling new people into agriculture, connecting communities, and improving health.

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