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Declarations by Fischler on agricultural negotiations at WTO and on membership negotiations with applicant countries

Berlin, 14/01/2000 (Agence Europe) - During the "International Green Week" in Berlin, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Fisheries Franz Fischler took a stance on the major topical issues concerning European and international agriculture, and essentially:

• WTO agricultural negotiations. While regretting the failure of the Seattle Conference, Mr Fischler declared that three major lessons had been learnt: a) in future negotiations, it will no longer be possible simply to deal with...