E. coli outbreak by the EU intended to compensate affected farmers $ 300,000,000

Cucumber virus,Cucumber viruses,Cucumber virus resistance,Cucumber mosaic virus,Cucumber leaf spot virus

cucumber mosaic virus disease,cucumber mosiac virus,E. coli,E. coli symptoms,E. coli 0157,E. coli infection,E. coli treatment

E. coli bacteria,E. coli o157:h7,escherichia coli,salmonella,escherichia coli characteristics,E. coli pictures,E. coli symptoms,E. coli treatment

E. coli contamination,e.coli water contamination

European farmers

BEIJING, June 9, according to Russian news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday the European Commission Agriculture Commissioner Qiaoluo Shen (8) that the E. coli outbreak affected by European farmers could get 210 million euros (about 306 million U.S. dollars) in compensation .

Earlier, the European Commission has proposed that compensation for 150 million euros (2.19 billion U.S. dollars) to farmers. The European moratorium on the export of vegetables, they could only watch the fruits rot in the ground and the public coffers.

However, France and Spain have rejected the proposal, as farmers estimated losses of up to 417 million euros (6.09 billion U.S. dollars).

"We need to look at how much compensation the Spanish farmers, " Qiaoluo Shi said, adding that if necessary, will increase the amount of compensation.

Hamburg, the second largest city in Germany three weeks ago, the outbreak of the E. coli outbreak has killed at least 26 people were killed and 2,200 people infected.

Last week, Russia suspended the import of vegetables and fruits from the European Union, EU officials has aroused the criticism, saying the policy runs counter to the WTO.

Russia also criticized the European Union does not provide sufficient information about the source of infection.