Slovenia Soon to Draw Sapard Funds, Says Agriculture Minister

Ljubljana, 19 November - Four tenders are to be published by the Slovene Agency for Agricultural markets and Rural Development in two or three weeks after the government adopts the EU accreditation to use pre-accession aids from the Sapard programme, granted on Thursday by the European Commission, Slovene Agriculture Minister Franci But explained a press conference on Monday, adding that the accreditation is a success, which has been confirmed by the European Commission in its regular annual progress report on Slovenia.