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MEPS PUSH FOR A COMPLETE EU MERCURY IMPORT BAN - CLASH WITH EU MINISTERS LOOMS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE BANNING of all imports and exports of mercury in and out of the European Union (EU) has been supported by the European Parliament’s environment committee. And in tabling amendments introducing a ban by December 2010 through a proposed EU regulation on mercury by December 2010, the committee is on a collision course with the EU Council of Ministers.…
ITALIAN HAM PRODUCERS SCORE MARKETING AID FROM EU
BY KEITH NUTHALL
ITALIAN manufacturers of Prosciutto and Parma ham, and Parmigiano cheese will get a large share of Euro 1.78 million European Union (EU) subsidies for marketing outside the EU. Italian organic food association l’Associazione dei Produttori Biologici e Biodinamici (Pro.BER)…
ITALIAN HAM PRODUCERS SCORE MARKETING AID FROM EU
BY KEITH NUTHALL
ITALIAN ham and cheese producers are amongst the biggest beneficiaries of the latest funding from the European Commission to promote sales of European Union (EU) food and drink products outside the EU. Manufacturers of prosciutto and parma ham, and parmigiano cheese will get a large share of Euro 1.78 million in subsidies over three years.…
SMOKING STATISTICS SHOW BRITONS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ANTI-SMOKING MESSAGES THAN MANY CONTINENTALS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
ENVIRONMENTAL health officers may think there are a lot of smokers in the UK – in 2005, 24% of adults aged 16 or over in Britain smoked cigarettes, but spare a thought for officials in Greece – home of Europe’s keenest smokers.…
EU MINISTERS BACK PIGMEAT STORAGE REGIME
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) ministers have backed the European Commission’s move to introduce private storage aid for pigmeat to fight current low prices. Under the programme, pigmeat producers can claim EU aid when storing meat for between three and five months.…
NESTLÉ FINED OVER GREECE DAIRY CARTEL
BY ALAN OSBORN
SWITZERLAND’S Nestlé, the world’s biggest food and beverage company, played down reports that it had been fined Euro 6.2 million for participating in a Greek dairy cartel. Speaking to just-food.com the company’s spokesman François-Xavier Perroud said he was aware of press reports to this effect, but stressed that over the past two years "Nestlé has not been in the milk market at all in Greece."…
EU AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION ROUND UP - TUNA QUOTAS SLASHED
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission will close the bluefin tuna fishery in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean for rest of 2007 because the annual quota of 16,779.5 tonnes has been exhausted. Fisheries controlled by (Greek) Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Portugal and Spain will affected.…
BRUSSELS RESTRICTS TUNA SUPPLIES TO EUROPEAN UNION FOOD PRODUCERS
BY MONICA DOBIE
THE EUROPEAN Commission will close the bluefin tuna fishery in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean for rest of 2007 because the annual quota of 16,779.5 tonnes has been exhausted. Fisheries controlled by (Greek) Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Portugal and Spain will affected.…
EU JUDGES ORDER NETHERLANDS AND GREECE TO REMOVE OBSTACLES TO USED CAR IMPORTS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has told Greece and the Netherlands to remove obstacles to second hand car imports that would make it easier – if they are removed – for fleet managers to export and sell old vehicles.…
EU OPINION POLL SAYS MANY MOTORISTS WILL NEVER DRIVE LESS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
MORE than a fifth of European Union (EU) motorists would not use their cars any less, even if dramatic improvements were made to local public transport systems, a European Commission-funded opinion poll has revealed. Conducted by pollsters Gallup amongst 25,767 people across the EU, the survey said 22% of those favouring cars over other transport means would remain loyal to their vehicles come what may.…