Call to promote olive oil in Europe’s schools

European schoolchildren could be given subsidized olive oil if a proposal from Spanish Members of the European Parliament goes ahead. Existing EU schemes promote consumption of milk and fruit in schools and members say a similar one should cover olive oil. Iratxe García Pérez, Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto, Alejandro Cercas and Ricardo Cortés Lastra tabled the proposal as part of ongoing negotiations on the next round of EU agriculture funding.