German promotion programme for poultrymeat accepted
EU - Today, the European Commission approved an information and promotion programme for poultrymeat, submitted by Germany.

Brazil poultry quotas agreed
EU - New quotas for imports of poultry from Brazil have been agreed with the EU, with an impressive tariff of more than Euro1000/t (ฃ670/t) for products over quota, says Nan-Dirk Mulder, senior industry analyst at Rabobank. But negotiations are continuing...

EU and Thailand agree on a new EU import regime for cooked and salted poultrymeat
EU - The European Commission has concluded an agreement with Thailand on a new regime for imports of salted poultrymeat and cooked chicken meat into the EU.

EC gives Bulgaria and Romania money to fight animal disease
EU - The European Commission (EC) has approved a €11.5m (ฃ7.7m) package to fight animal disease in Bulgaria and Romania in 2007.

Commission approves over €11.5 million to tackle animal diseases in Bulgaria and Romania in 2007
EU - A draft Commission Decision to allocate up to €11 506 000 to Bulgaria and Romania for the monitoring, eradication and control of animal diseases in 2007, was backed by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health yesterday.

International Egg and Poultry Review
By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service - This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry, this week looking at the latest in the EU.

EU and Brazil agree on a new EU poultry meat import regime
EU - The European Commission has concluded an agreement with Brazil on a new regime for imports of salted poultrymeat, preparations of turkey meat and cooked chicken meat into the EU.

FG Interviews EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel
EU - EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel’s patience with the UK is wearing thin. In a frank interview, she told ALISTAIR DRIVER about her aspirations for European farming – and how our Government is getting in the way of delivering them....

Gradus invests to meet EU poultry demands
EU - Meat Processor Gradus has opened the largest poultry slaughterhouse in South-East Europe as part of its plans to modify its infrastructure to cope with EU requirements.

Commission approves €193 million to fight animal diseases in 2007
EU - The European Commission has approved a financial package of €193 million to support programmes to eradicate, control and monitor animal diseases in 2007.

EU food production responds to global changes
EU - Closures, restructuring. mergers and the offshoring of production are continuing to change the profile of the EU's food manufacturing sector, according to a report from an European Commission agency.

Packing Stations Gather For Open Day
EU - The representatives acquired a good understanding of the Twinpack Eggs Cargo System – a durable system consisting of plastic pallets, egg trays and dividers and the fully automatic Prinzen De-palletizer. Van Zetten recently had the world premiere,...

EU restricts accession funding to promote agricultural reform
EU - The EU is to place restrictions on aid payments to farmers in Bulgaria and Romania, unless they succesfully complete reforms in their agricutural policy.

EU's food agency battles attempts to hijack science
EU - Science and politics make poor bedfellows. Just ask Herman Koeter, deputy executive director at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which has felt the push and pull of national politics ever since the agency began operating four years ago....

International Egg and Poultry Review
By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service - This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry, this week looking at the latest in the EU.