Portugal to receive 6.7 bln euros in EU agriculture aid

LISBON, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Portugal is set to receive 6.713 billion euros (6.713 billion U.S. dollars) in European Union (EU) funding for agriculture, the Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture announced on Wednesday.

The funding has been approved by the European Commission (EC) under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)'s system of "strategic plans." The first batch of strategic plans to be approved will see seven