EC STRIKES TENTATIVE DEALWITH RUSSIA OVER MEAT BAN THREAT
December 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A PRELIMINARY deal brokered by the European Commission in Moscow covering meat hygiene controls has headed off the immediate threat of Russia banning all imports of European Union (EU) meat and meat products from January 1. The Russian government had warned of an import blockade, because of concerns over the health and safety of meat from Bulgaria and Romania, who join the EU that day and henceforth benefit from pan-EU export rights. These include exporting meat to Russia, sparking a diplomatic standoff. But following a visit to Moscow by EU ...
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