EU’S PROPOSAL TO REDISTRIBUTE HORMONE-FREE BEEF QUOTA COULD CREATE TENSION
September 1st, 2018
THE EUROPEAN Commission has attempted to heal a long-standing dispute with the United States by requesting authorisation from European Union (EU) ministers to open negotiations on the redistribution of quotas for hormone-free beef imported in European countries. Speaking to GlobalMeatNews, the secretary general of the European Livestock and Meat Trades Union (UECBV), Jean-Luc Mériaux said he supports the tasks and forging “a consensus aiming at consolidating trade flows”.
At stake is future access to EU beef markets – for which a memorandum of ...
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