Bush angers EU over farm subsidies

George W Bush today angered the European Union by expanding subsidies to American farmers in apparent defiance of global free trade agreements.

Mon, 13 May, 2002 - 20:35

US President George W Bush today angered the European Union by expanding subsidies to American farmers in apparent defiance of global free trade agreements.

The six year farm bill is worth up to $190bn in subsidies over the next decade and boosts spending on US farm subsidies by up to 80%.

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