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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) agriculture

US Agriculture Secretary invited to Council

Brussels, 20/05/2014 (Agence Europe) - On 16 June, United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will join the agriculture ministers of the EU for their meeting in Luxembourg.

On a tour of Europe, Vilsack will have lunch with ministers on the sidelines of the Agriculture Council. Although he is not officially in charge of negotiations on a transatlantic free-trade agreement, that issue is expected to be discussed, as agriculture (particularly GMOs, food safety and geographical...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Anomalies the EU must help to correct
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) EP 2014: Verhofstadt says president of European Commission will not necessarily be person with biggest score
(AE) EP 2014: French FN and Austrian FPÖ are most able to get on
(AE) EP 2014: New forecasts put Farage's EFD as Parliament's fourth force
(AE) EP 2014:
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECONOMY: EU will closely monitor how its aid to Ukraine is spent
(AE) ANTITRUST: Three banks accused of rate-fixing
(AE) ANTITRUST: Almunia says further investigations into Google are possible
(AE) STATE AID: Green light for amended Spanish cinema support scheme
(AE) COMPETITION:
(AE) COMPETITION:
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) FOOD: Council supports initiative to reduce waste
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Pesticides - more coordination on minor uses
(AE) AGRICULTURE: State aid - member states challenge plan
(AE) AGRICULTURE: US Agriculture Secretary invited to Council
(AE) ANIMAL HEALTH:
(AE) ENERGY: Energy efficiency directive - 14 member states lagging behind
(AE) EFSA: Bernhard Url to take up duties at head of EFSA on 1 June
(AE) TRANSPORT: Ports, rail and road want more flexible aid rules
(AE) TRANSPORT: Companies call for transparent air taxes
EDUCATION
(AE) YOUTH: Council stresses developing spirit of enterprise among youth
(AE) EDUCATION: Council wants quality teacher training
(AE) EDUCATION: Council says quality in cross border education must be priority
(AE) EDUCATION: Council calls for multilingualism to be strengthened
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UNITED STATES: TTIP negotiations - key factor in European elections
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: Vaccination - EU to give €25 million a year till 2020
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: Council determined to stick to EU development assistance targets
(AE) THAILAND: EU calls for early elections
(AE) LIBYA: EU deeply concerned at worsening situation
(AE) UKRAINE:
(AE) ENERGY: Russia still in charge ahead of Russia-Ukraine-EU gas summit
(AE) KOSOVO: EU sends electoral observation mission
(AE) ALGERIA: Europe wants more Algerian gas but potential is limited
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: Facilitating trade
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Welfare tourists may be refused benefits
(AE) JHA: Member state residence card gives right to travel throughout EU28