Brussels, 03/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - Several member states continue to oppose the European Community's joining the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV). A debate on this currently deadlocked issue could take place at the next Agriculture Ministers' Council meeting in Brussels on Monday 23 March (see EUROPE 9821).
In discussions within the Special Agricultural Committee (SAC), particularly on Monday 2 March, some producer countries opposed the European Community's accession to...