EU COUNCIL MAJORITY BEHIND SUBSTANTIAL WINE REFORM
September 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has managed to cajole European Union (EU) member states into supporting substantial reform of the EU's wine common market organisation, although differences remain over the details. The EU Council of Ministers (agriculture) debated the Commission's reform plans extensively yesterday (Mon 18 Sep), and a council communiqué revealed there was no support for the status quo. And although there was no support for complete liberalisation either, meeting minutes showed "a large number of delegations" supported the ...
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