Brussels, 20/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - Contrary to all expectations, the Agriculture Council, which met in Luxembourg on Tuesday, reached a compromise on the establishment of a series of measures, proposed by Commissioner Franz Fischler on 13 February, in order to right the balance on the beef market.
Finally, the threat by the European Commission to throw its "beef package" out if the Council did not manage to reach an agreement, will have had an effect. The Member States mainly feared...