RUSSIA MEAT BAN
June 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLRUSSIA is trying to force the European Union (EU) to swiftly adopt a single union-wide system for meat veterinary certificates, banning EU meat exports from June 1 over the issue, although the European Commission expects this to end soon. Moscow's action caused serious concern in Brussels, with Russia previously planning to import 205,000 tonnes of EU poultry, 227,300 tonnes of pork and 331,800 tonnes of beef this year. EU officials were reported over the weekend saying the ban would be lifted after Commission president Romano Prodi telephoned ...
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