The European Parliament’s agriculture committee was less than bowled over in Brussels on Monday 10 July by the compromise that was reached only after difficult negotiation on the organic farming rules (see EUROPE 11819).
The general feeling in the committee on Monday was that the compromise text on organic farming is far from perfect but it was crucial that the EU institutions reach agreement on the issue.
The rapporteur, Martin Häusling (Greens/EFA, Germany) spoke of a good compromise...