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Trade talks suffer setback as French claim proposed deal is unacceptable

By Ray Ryan Agribusiness Correspondent PROSPECTS for a deal at the world trade talks suffered a setback yesterday when France warned that the current proposals were not acceptable. However, French government spokesman Luc...

IFA accused of misleading public about WTO deal

The EU Agriculture Commissioner has reportedly accused the Irish Farmers Association of misleading the public about the impact of a potential deal at world trade talks in Geneva. The IFA has been claiming that compromise...

Doha Trade Round Talks: Road to successful agreement littered with "potholes"; US Chamber of...

Doha Trade Round Talks: The European Trade Commissioner warned Sunday that the road to a successful Doha Round trade deal in Geneva, is littered with "potholes" despite signs of a developing consensus. Also on Sunday, African...

EU backs Mandleson at WTO talks, despite France

GENEVA (Reuters) - Europe's trade negotiators won backing from most EU countries on Saturday to press on with a bid to rescue a world trade deal but France, Italy and some others expressed concern about how the talks were...

EU launches organic farm campaign

By Ray Ryan, Agribusiness Correspondent AN ORGANIC farming campaign was launched by the EU at the Foire de Libramont agricultural fair in Belgium yesterday. Under the slogan: "Organic farming. Good for nature, good for you",...

Ban on misshapen produce may be nixed

BRUSSELS, July 24 (UPI) -- Disfigured fruits and vegetables could be allowed in stores after most European Union members voted to loosen restrictions on produce, officials say. Misshapen bananas and cucumbers could be in stores...

EUR 45.7 million EU support for the promotion of agricultural products

Donderdag 24 juli 2008 | European Union ] The European Commission has approved 31 programmes in 16 Member States (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, France, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland,...

Water scarcity hits EU farm sector

By Ray Ryan, Agribusiness Correspondent DROUGHTS and water scarcity in the EU are becoming more serious, according to Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel. "Agriculture is thirsty. Of the total...

Geneva trade talks facing crisis

Government Ministers say they have been engaged in robust negotiations to defend Irish interests in talks in the world trade negotiations in Geneva. Tánaiste Mary Coughlan is leading a team of four Irish ministers, which...

Bent banana and curved cucumber rules dropped

EU rules banning bent bananas and curved cucumbers are set to be scrapped. A majority of EU member states, including Britain and Ireland, have voted to reform rules like EC Commission Regulation No 2257/94, which caused...