Commonwealth review of EU sugar-sector reform The Commonwealth Secretariat has published a review of the EU proposals for sugar-sector reform in its Trade Hot Topics series. This briefing revi... 03/10/2004
Financing diversification in ACP sugar sectors Another issue of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Trade Hot Topics covers the options for financing diversification in ACP countries affected by EU... 03/10/2004
Access for Serbian and Montenegran sugar is restored On July 22nd 2004 the EC decided to restore preferential treatment of sugar imported into the EU from Serbia and Montenegro, following assurances... 22/09/2004
Summary of the ‘Agritrade’ Brief on Cereals There are three main ways in which the EU cereals-sector reform impacts on ACP countries: through the enhanced price competitiveness of EU cerea... 22/09/2004
USDA review of EU fruit-and-vegetable trade arrangements A new USDA report notes that the EU is ‘the world’s largest importer of fruits and vegetables’ and that over ‘70% of EU fruit-and-vegetable import... 22/09/2004
New EU agricultural offer to Mercosur At the May 2004 EU agricultural council meeting Commissioner Franz Fischler reported on the EU’s improved agricultural offer to Mercosur countries... 21/09/2004
The basis is laid for starting negotiations on a tariff-only regime for bananas On June 2nd 2004 the EC proposed to the EU Council to open WTO negotiations on the establishment of a tariff-only regime for EU banana imports. 21/09/2004
Report from the International Banana Conference An international banana conference was held in Kingstown, St. Vincent, from June 8th to 10th 2004, hosted by the government of St. Vincent & t... 21/09/2004
Study on Caribbean banana exports since 1992 is released A report on Caribbean banana exports since 1992 by National Economic Research Associates has concluded that the EU banana regime has not atta... 19/09/2004