When the elephants fight.. On August 17th 2001 the EU Agriculture Commissioner Fischler highlighted the incoherence between the US decision to grant US$ 5.5 billion in farm r... 30/09/2001
Developing countries launch special and differential treatment paper In September 2001 twelve developing countries formed the Like Minded Group (LMG) and circulated a paper setting out proposals for a Framework Agre... 30/09/2001
Place name piracy The EU wants to end the use of designations such as Parma Ham and Champagne, if these products are not produced in the Parma or Champagne regions.... 30/09/2001
Cairns Group criticised Speaking in September at a Conference on European Agriculture, Commissioner Fischler criticised the "extreme position" of the Cairns Gro... 30/09/2001
New EU proposals on food safety and export credits In July 2001 the EU tabled new proposals on food safety and export credits. These include proposals on how disciplines could be introduced on all... 30/09/2001
Irony in a green box At the third special session of the WTO Committee on Agriculture in Geneva at the end of September 2001, the EU tabled a paper seeking to promote g... 30/09/2001