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- 13 October 2000
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13 October 2000



EU news in brief

  • FRANCE has struck out at EU plans for reforming the sugar regime, including quota cuts and the end to storage aids. The regime has worked well for 30 years, said agriculture minister, Jean Glavany, overcoming crises in the world market and bringing stability to consumers. Instead of more radical reform in two years time, as the commission proposes, the French will press for a six-year rollover of the current regime.

  • EU consumers are being encouraged to increase their intake of fruit, vegetables and fibre as part of this years Europe against Cancer week, sponsored by the EU Commission. There is strong and consistent scientific evidence showing that diets high in vegetables and fruits decrease the risk of many cancers, said a commission statement.

  • BRUSSELS vets have decided to extend the ban on exports of live pigs and semen from Norfolk and Suffolk for at least another month, (until 15 November), following further outbreaks of classical swine fever in the area. But exports from Essex may now resume, given the continued clean sheet for the countys pig farms.

  • FOOD aid worth Euro26 million (16m) has been allocated by the EU to aid agencies working in the drought affected Horn of Africa. Most of the aid will be in the form of cereals (41,000t), though fertiliser and tools will also be included. The latest package follows the allocation of 70,000t of cereals for the area under the EuronAid programme last July.

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