Press Release: Commission launches EU school milk campaign

European Commissioner for Agriculture, Mariann Fischer Boel, launched an EU-wide campaign to promote the relaunched School Milk Programme. Under the slogan 'Milk – Drink it up', the information campaign aims to raise awareness of the benefits of milk consumption and the availability of EU funds to schools. During a day dedicated to balanced diet and good eating habits organised by pupils of Panagia Triherousa school in Limassol, Commissioner Fischer Boel, Commissioner for Health, Androulla Vassiliou, and Dr Michalis Polynikis, Minister for Agriculture of Cyprus, kicked off a series of entertaining and educative events. As part of this campaign, young people will be invited to take part in a photo competition on the theme 'Milk power'.