Luxembourg, 25/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - At their meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday, EU Agriculture Ministers discussed the EU's agricultural position for the WTO Ministerial Conference in Doha, confirming the mandate granted to the European Commission in 1999 to enter WTO negotiations. The Ministers felt that the draft declaration was a good starting point, but further improvements still need to be made.
There was a degree of convergence in the Ministers' views on the main subjects of the...