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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11143

30 August 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 24
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) agriculture
Russian ban - COPA-COGECA backing aid for pigmeat sector?

Brussels, 29/08/2014 (Agence Europe) - Following the announcement of measures in favour of the dairy producers hit by the Russian ban on imports of EU agricultural products (see EUROPE 11142) , COPA-COGECA said on Thursday 28 August that this was a “step in the right direction”, but called for further measures to be adopted.

Pekka Pesonen, the organisation's secretary general, stressed that the actions taken by the Commission did not go far enough. The drop in milk prices has reached...