11.   Scores of tractors and other farm vehicles on Monday headed towards Brussels, the latest protest by dairy farmers over European Union milk quotas.

12.   The Commission has declined to offer higher milk quotas to Italy, citing an overall EU milk surplus.

13.   The decree regards financing for fines Italian farmers have to pay for having exceeded EU milk production quotas.

14.   They are outraged that the government is forcing them to pay EU fines for surpassing EU milk quotas.

15.   Tractors and other farm vehicles by the hundreds took to northern Italian roads Tuesday in the latest traffic-snarling season of protest by dairy farmers over milk quotas.

16.   Undaunted by a score of arrests, Italian dairy farmers vowed Thursday to continue their advance toward Brussels to protest European Union milk quotas.

17.   Another key obstacle to a compromise deal, the question of milk quotas, was also overcome.

18.   EU finance ministers met here Friday in an attempt to defuse a long-running budget dispute with Italy over milk quotas that could threaten planned European Union expansion.

19.   The EU has also accused Greece of turning a blind eye, and of showing reluctance to set up a system to control respect of milk production quotas.

20.   The main arguments concern milk quotas and compensation for modifying crop production.