Luxembourg, 23/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - During Tuesday's Agriculture Council in Luxembourg, European Commissioner for Agriculture Franz Fischler gave a presentation of the situation on the beef and veal market. After his presentation, several Member States including France, Spain, Ireland, Luxembourg and Belgium, called on the Commission to extend beyond 31 December 2001 the special purchasing system for destruction or storage of bovines of over thirty months. Some felt the beef...