EP BACKS DAIRY QUOTA LIBERALISATION
March 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament backed its agriculture committee in yesterday (12-3) supporting an optional 2% increase in European Union (EU) dairy quotas from April 1. MEPs said the hike should not be made mandatory for member states, allowing countries with weaker dairy export potential to maintain higher prices. "Our responsibility goes beyond the mere market liberalisation", said committee member and German Christian Democrat MEP Elisabeth Jeggle. EU ministers can ignore the parliament if they wish, however, and back a European Commission ...
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