NORWAY MEAT DUTIES SPARK EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ANGER
July 1st, 2013
THE EUROPEAN Parliament (EP) has sharply criticised Norway for imposing heavy duties on imports of beef and lamb from the European Union (EU), calling on the European Commission to assess possible retaliation.A strongly worded resolution agreed today (Thursday July 4), MEPs urged the Commission to continue putting Norway under pressure to lift or ease the duties. And if Oslo does not cooperate, propose "further action".The EP is particularly riled by the fact that EU and Norway struck a deal on reducing trade barriers for food products only last year (2012). ...
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