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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8859

5 January 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 28
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
End of first phase of negotiations over sugar reform - UK calls for action plan for ACP sugar producers

Brussels, 04/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 21 December, EU farm ministers took note, without debate, of a progress report by the Dutch Presidency on the first phase of negotiations over reforming the EU sugar market. The document states that 'a large group of delegations does not support the Commission's approach to the situation; they consider it too far-reaching, too rapid and unbalanced in its treatment of Member States'. The Member States are now waiting for the final ruling of the WTO...

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