On Wednesday 19 December in Brussels, the EU institutions reached political agreement on a directive to combat unfair trading practices (UTPs) in the food supply chain (see EUROPE 12161).
The text makes it possible to strengthen farmers' bargaining power against the major players in the distribution and processing sector.
The European Parliament's rapporteur, Paolo De Castro (S&D, Italy), told the press that the European Parliament had obtained "many changes" compared to the initial...