Special reports
Introduction
In some interim economic partnership agreements (IEPAs) a number of contentious issues have emerged, which in some countries will have profound and immediate implications for...
Saturday 01 November 2008
The EC has posted a ‘green paper’ consultation document on agricultural quality schemes in the context of intensifying competition from low-cost third-country suppliers on domestic and overseas markets, with the emphasis being on shifting EU...
Saturday 01 November 2008
Introduction
This analysis is largely based on the joint ODI/ECDPM report ‘The New EPAs: comparative analysis of their content and the challenges for 2008’, supplemented by analysis and o...
Saturday 30 August 2008
On May 20th the EC adopted a communication on its policy response to rising global food prices. The response is three-pronged:
short-term measures in the context of the CAP ‘health check’ and monitoring of the retail sector;
Tuesday 24 June 2008
The EU cereals sector
The latest EC Prospects for EU agricultural markets covering the period up to 2014 (based on data available up to December 2007) notes record prices in...
Sunday 22 June 2008
The latest EC ‘Prospects for EU25 agricultural markets and income’ covering the period from 2006-2013 has been posted. An 18% growth in agricultural incomes is forecast for the EU25, 11% in old member states and 42.5% for new member states. A...
Monday 11 September 2006
Beef sectorIn the beef sector the December 2005 update of Prospects for agricultural markets and income 2005-2012 reports that ‘EU meat markets are returning to a more normal situation after the extreme market conditions...
Monday 05 June 2006
The reform measures are agreedAfter extensive debate the European Agricultural Council agreed on November 24th 2005 on measures to reform the EU sugar regime. The final package involved a number of changes compared to the initia...
Friday 25 November 2005
What residual tariff barriers exist?While the Cotonou Agreement allows duty-free access for the vast majority of ACP exports, this principle of duty-free access is qualified in sensitive sectors such as agriculture. Here, while...
Friday 01 April 2005
In December 2004 the European Commission released its first comprehensive in-depth assessment of prospects for EU agricultural markets in the enlarged EU. The report provides projections for the period 2004-2011 for cereals, oilseed, meat and...
Thursday 17 February 2005
