The EU news section of the ISMAFRD website reports weekly on key information from Brussels relevant to agri-enviro-rural development in Kosovo. Key events for this week include:

G8 leaders pledge €14 billion for food security

Leaders from the Group of Eight (G8) industrialised nations agreed today (10 July) to commit around €14 billion over the next three years to helping the world's poorest countries develop their agricultural sectors...more >>

10/07/2009

EU report reveals pesticides in organic food

An annual monitoring report found traces of pesticides in organic food products for the first time, challenging public perceptions that organic products are free of synthetic plant protection products.96% of food samples analysed complied with the legal Maximum Residues Levels (MRLs) for pesticides and 4% exceeded them, according to the report, published on Thursday (9 July) by the Parma-based European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)...more >>

10/07/2009

Dairy crisis: Extension of private storage aid for butter

Yesterday, Member States backed a European Commission proposal to extend the private storage aid scheme for butter from 15 August 2009 until 28 February 2010. World market prices for dairy products have collapsed notably due to a drop in demand in connection with the financial and economic crisis...more >>

10/07/2009

Dairy crisis: Commission proposes to extend intervention period for butter and skimmed milk powder

As part of its ongoing efforts to help stabilise the European dairy market, the European Commission has proposed to extend the period for buying butter and skimmed milk powder into public intervention storage. Global milk prices have fallen dramatically recently, mainly due to a drop in demand linked to the financial and economic crisis...more >>

08/07/2009

France, Germany join forces on CAP reform

Paris and Berlin last week (2 July) announced the creation of a Franco-German working group to frame reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013...more >>

06/07/2009

Sweden introduces climate labelling for food

Sweden has developing standards to help consumers make conscious choices about the impact of their decisions on global warming. Products with at least 25% greenhouse gas savings will be marked in each food category, starting with plant production, dairy and fish products...more >>

06/07/2009

Roadmap to boost the European agro-food industry

The EU’s food industry is not excluded from today’s economic downturn. To give this important industry sector fresh impetus, European Commission Vice President Günter Verheugen and Commissioners Mariann Fischer Boel and Meglena Kuneva, today discussed with stakeholders the follow up to the recommendations of the High level Group, which were issued on 17 th March 2009...more >>

06/07/2009

Three agricultural product names registered

The European Commission has added three names of agricultural products and foodstuffs to the Register of Protected Designations of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indications (PGI): UK meat "Melton Mowbray Pork Pie" (PGI) and Italian vinegar "Aceto balsamico di Modena" (PGI)...more >>

03/07/2009

Futhere news is available (in English) on the following selected websites:

1. http://europa.eu/index_en.htm  (EU Portal)
2. http://euobserver.com  (Daily news on EU issues)
3. http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/index_en.htm  (Agriculture Directorate General)
4. http://www.euractiv.com  (EU policies, jobs etc.)
5. http://curia.europa.eu/en/transitpage.htm  (Court of Justice news - major judgments relevant to the sector)

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