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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9444
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture

Political agreement on new organic agriculture rules

Luxembourg, 12/06/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 12 June, EU agriculture ministers reached a majority political agreement on new rules for the production and labelling of organic foodstuffs. Hungary, Italy, Greece and Belgium voted against the text, which they did not feel was strict enough on GMOs.

Under the new regulation, the use of the EU organic logo will be compulsory, but national or private logos may be used alongside it. This logo will be granted to foodstuffs at least 95% of...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Press discovers Europe for citizens: telephone, TV, travel, health
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EU REFORM: Prodi and Adamkus don't want treaty on the cheap - Barroso calls on London and Warsaw to compromise
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: National and European parliamentarians make joint appeal for substance of constitutional treaty to be maintained - Strengthening subsidiarity and watchdog role of national parliaments
(EU) EU/FRANCE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU approves setting up bigger biometric database that could be ready in 2009 - Schengen IiI “success” - Europol and data protection suffer blockages
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Enlargement of Schengen area on right track
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Consultation process on reorganisation and winding up of credit institutions
(EU) EU/CHINA/TRADE: Not hesitating to tackle annoying subjects, Peter Mandelson continues to argue in favour of dialogue with Beijing
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Developing world united in run-up to G4 in Potsdam
(EU) EP/ECB: Accomodative monetary policy points to new rise in rates
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: Reforms beginning to pay off, but there must be no deviation, Almunia says
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Political agreement on new organic agriculture rules
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission called on to swiftly bring forward concrete measures to simplify cross-compliance rules
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Unanimous compromise on reform of fruit and vegetables
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Agreement on cod recovery in Baltic
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council approves new agreement with Greenland
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission intends to promote eu consensus on humanitarian aid - College communication on 13 June
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission refuses to speculate on whether Commissioner Michel will be called back to Belgian political life after recently returning to his post
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court of first instance grants BudejovickY Budvar exclusive right to use “Budvar” beer brand in Europe but not for “merchandising” products
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court confirms wine and glasses are two distinct markets in context of Community brand registrations
(EU) EU/EQUALITY: In Berlin, Spidla announces communication on Commission handicap action plan for December
(EU) EU/ILO/SOCIAL: Core labour conventions signed by all member states, Spidla announces in Geneva
(EU) EU/EQUALITY:
(EU)EU/TERRITORIAL COOPERATION: Hübner and Delebarre tell member states to stop dragging their feet over implementation of European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB launches lending to local authorities in Greece with loan to Municipality of Kozani
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Two codes of conduct for costs of sport in EU
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Turbine erected at Schuman roundabout to launch first wind energy day
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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