Global round-up
6 October 1999
Global round-up
- 10 new cases of BSE in Ireland
- NZ sheep farmers suspicions over Wool Board review
New Zealand wool growers fear that management consultants preparing a strategic plan for the Wool Board are too close to board members to be independent.
- Korea sends back Belgian pork
Three thousand tonnes of Belgian pork is being returned by South Korea in the wake of the Belgian dioxin contamination scandal.
- How is Poland to spend EU cash?
Annual EU aid to Poland is set to double to almost
1 billion next year, but confusion reigns on how the money is to be spent.
- Concern at Hungarian PMs EU threat
The Hungarian opposition voices concerns at the premiers threat to pull the country out of its EU admission application if EU demands are deemed excessive.
- South American GM worries
Delegates at a conference in Montevideo, Uruguay, consider the impact European resistance to genetically modified (GM) products could have on South American producers.
September saw 10 new cases of BSE confirmed in the Republic of Ireland. The total for 1999 so far stands at 57, eight more than at this time last year.
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