Brussels, 17/11/2003 (Agence Europe) - To a backdrop of demonstrations by producers in the sector, five Member States expressed clear opposition to the ideas set forth by the European Commission on reform of the raw tobacco sector during the Agriculture Council in Brussels on Monday. In an open letter to Commissioner Franz Fischler, Italy, Greece, Spain, France and Portugal express their concern about the "very serious" social consequences of total decoupling proposed between aid and...