Brussels, 21/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - Russia is planning to apply, as of 1 June (and no longer from 1 April as previously announced), a ban on imports of seed potatoes from the EU for health reasons that are unclear to say the least.
Several agriculture ministers protested against this measure at the Council on Tuesday 19 March. To the fore was the Netherlands, which is a major exporter of seed potatoes. The other countries supporting the Netherlands were Denmark, Germany (recalling that...