Brussels, 17/12/2009 (Agence Europe) - At the Agriculture Council of Wednesday 16 December in Brussels, the European Commission turned down requests from Poland and Slovakia relating to the sugar sector. Poland's request concerned the abolition of the production tax which is meant to ensure the budgetary neutrality of the sector and Slovakia's related to the terms for compensatory aid to be paid to sugar beet producers in countries which have slashed their sugar quota.
In answer to Poland,...