The representatives of the EU institutions were unable to make any progress in negotiations on organic farming when they met on Wednesday 22 March.
The sticking point was the way of working, with MEPs wanting compromise texts to be presented during technical group discussions(see EUROPE 11750). The Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU is reported to have made the point that the mandate amended by the member states had been hard won and this meant that the room for manoeuvre is very...