ACP countries must position themselves with regard to the emerging Pacific and Atlantic FTAs A review by the European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) of what it calls “mega-regional” FTAs argues that ACP states will have... 28/06/2014
An international conference analyses the external dimension of the reformed CFP A recent report on the 2-day international conference held at the end of January 2014 in Stockholm discussed the implications of the CFP external d... 22/06/2014
Third-country flagged, Spanish-owned tuna vessels to abide by CFP standards for control The Spanish government and the Spanish Fisheries Confederation (CEPESCA) on behalf of Spanish tuna fishing associations (ANABAC and OPAGAC) have si... 15/06/2014
EU partners adopt social clause for fishing agreements The European Transport Workers’ organisation, ETF, and representatives from the fishing industry boat owners’ associations, Europêche and Cogeca, h... 15/06/2014
EU to emerge as a major driver of global sugar markets According to the website Agrimoney.com, sugar market analysts at the UK-based broker Marex Spectron have suggested that the EU “is to become one of... 14/06/2014
Debate intensifies on extension of COOL requirements to other products The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published a review of the EU’s country-of-origin labelling (COOL) policy. It notes that when the EU’s r... 08/06/2014
ACP agro-food exports: The growing importance of NTMs & SPS dispute settlement mechanisms IntroductionAn E-book published by OECD in January 2013 noted that as classical tariff barriers to trade have been dismantled, so non-tariff measur... 25/05/2014
The ACP and increased private sector demands for sustainability certification IntroductionIn the two decades before the financial crisis, food consumption patterns in the EU underwent significant change, with an increased foc... 25/05/2014
Should the high seas be closed to fishing? In a scientific article published in PLoS Biology, researchers argue that the best way for dwindling stocks of high-value migratory pelagic species... 25/05/2014
First sustainable Spanish Fisheries Partnership Spain’s number one producer of pre-cooked, frozen seafood products, Congalsa, has become the first Spanish company to join forces with the Sustaina... 25/05/2014