Restos du Coeur are involved in regards to the upkeep of European funds, which finance a meal in 5 | EUROtoday

Patrice Douret, the president of Restos du Coeur, takes a field of sardines within the reserves of his distribution heart in Asnières-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine) and presents it to Roxana Minzatu, the commissioner in control of European training, jobs and social rights, who came visiting the premises on Thursday, April 24. “This box represents the basis of our supply, which is funded thanks to European fundslaunches Patrice Douret. It is very important for us that these funds do not disappear. »»

One in five meal distributed by Restos du Coeur is currently coming from European funding. Furthermore, it is a long-term budgetary envelope, covering the entire period of the European Union budget (EU), 2021-2027. “It’s step one for us, Press Patrice Douret. This permits us to plan from one yr to the subsequent, bringing us nice stability. »»

Currently, the EU pays France 582 million euros over these seven years for meals support, to that are added 10 % of nationwide credit. The Somme is paid to the Agency Franceagimer, which works from public contracts for the acquisition of meals shares (milk, sugar, canned, frozen …), redistributed to 4 accredited associations: Restos du Coeur, Red Cross, Secours populaire and French Federation of Food Banks.

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