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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture

Proposal to simplify Common market organisation for milk

Brussels, 15/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 15 February, the European Commission adopted a proposal aimed at simplifying the Common Market Organisation (CMO) for milk and dairy products. The changes foreseen include, in particular, the introduction of a single rate of aid for the school milk programme.

The proposal also covers: - private storage: removal of storage aid for cream or powdered milk, as such measures are now obsolete; - intervention on butter: suppression of...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EIB as European policy instrument
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: EU sets criteria for opening accession talks on chapter on free movement of capital
(EU) EU/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Agency to open its doors in Vienna on 1 March
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/OMBUDSMAN: Nikiforos Diamandouros calls for principle of good administration to be included in Berlin Declaration
(EU) EU/ESDP:
(EU) EU/NETHERLANDS:
(EU) EP/DARFUR: Parliament calls on UN to set date for deployment of peace force without waiting for agreement from Khartoum - Call for sanctions to be applied by EU and international community
(EU) EP/TURKEY: EP report criticises women's rights situation
(EU) EP/RUSSIA: EP wonders about respect for human rights in re-admission agreement with Moscow
(EU) EP/EUROMED/EMPA: Annual EuroMed Parliamentary Assembly session to be devoted to inter-cultural dialogue and challenge of employment in Mediterranean - Barroso, Solana and Amr Moussa invited to attend
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Ministers reach compromise delaying decision on unbundling until later date - Support for binding target for biofuels but target for renewables as a whole can remain indicative
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Rumen Ovcharov wants “responsible and reasonable” approach to question of energy shortages in South East Europe
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Ministers reach partial agreement on Schengen III
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU defers negotiation on PNR data transfer
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Poland lifts veto on transfer of prisoners
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Member states committed to strengthening Frontex
(EU) JHA: 116000 single emergency number for children who have disappeared
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Fraud detected in pre-accession agricultural aid
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Proposal to simplify Common market organisation for milk
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission comes down on Britain and Ireland for overfishing of mackerel and herring
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/YOUTH: Friday's Council to adopt its contribution to Spring European Summit
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: EU celebrates second anniversary of Kyoto Protocol
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: EU must pledge to reduce emissions by at least 30% by 2020 to reach 60-80% reduction in 2050 - Parliament says there is no other choice
(EU) EP/TRANS-EUROPEAN NETWORKS: Parliament calls for better coordination of Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T)
(EU) EP/MARITIME SECURITY:
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Parliament says current growth needs exploiting
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament takes cautious approach to wine reform - no large-scale grubbing-up of vines and no abrupt end to distillations
(EU) EP/COMPANY LAW: Directive on cross-border exercise of shareholders' rights to vote in quoted companies is underway
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/TRADE PROTECTION:
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