Brussels, 13/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 12 November, the secretary general of COPA (European farmers) and COGECA (European-cooperatives), Pekka Pesonen, declared: “The European Commission is to impose its plan to dismantle the marketing standards for fruit and vegetables despite broad opposition from the sector”. Mr Pesonen explained that the Commission “is giving priority to its own bureaucratic and administrative interests and those of certain retailers”. According to...