Brussels, 16/11/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 10 November, the European Court of Auditors published a highly critical report on the reform of the sugar market in 2006. It says that “the reform process did not fully ensure the future competitiveness of the EU sugar industry. Accordingly, it is likely that the prevailing external pressures will continue to weigh heavily on the EU sugar sector”.
The main features of the reform were: - reduction in production quotas by 6 million...