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Crimes sans Frontiers (Original title)
Date: 10 November 1994 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: James Burstall

Synopsis: Exposes European food subsidies fraud. Subsidies to Albania to buy European surpluses was used on old or low quality food. In southern Italy gangsters adulterate olive oil and claim for non-existent factories. Southampton Grain Silos Ltd, subsidised for exporting surplus grain, resold it here. Belgians exported and imported milk powder receiving subsidy every time it crossed a frontier. Yugoslav maize was imported as Greek maize. Contributors include MPs, MEPs, police, customs officials.

Subjects:
European Union, Fraud

Series title:

TV Transmissions
Date: 10 November 1994Broadcast channel: ITVCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:30-20:00Runtime: 25 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Date: 10 November 1994not specified

Credits (4)
Production Company: Twenty Twenty Television, Sponsor: Carlton Television, Editor: Simon Berthon
Cast (4)
Dermot Murnaghan, John Tomlinson, David Heathcoat-Amory, Terence Wynn
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-503955
Status: Viewing



Digital materials(2)
Description: 50I - LTO5D10 - BFI identifier: N-503954
Status: Master


Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-503955
Status: Viewing



Video materials(1)
Description: 1-inch C-FormatDuration: 25.17 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1994-11-10BFI identifier: C-795089
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape