Committee on Agriculture

The Success of the Dual Food Standard Affects 100 Million Europeans

Bulgaria's national Ombudsperson Maya Manolova submitted a petition to the Petitions Committee in the European Parliament in Brussels on 22nd of January, reported the Bulgarian National Television. The petition is against the double standard in foods and drink in the European Union.

Serbia, Macedonia to Tackle Flour Trade Dispute

Serbian Trade Minister Rasim Ljajic and Macedonian Agriculture Minister Ljupco Nikolovski will meet in Skoplje on Wednesday to discuss how to resolve an ongoing row over Serbian flour imports, the trade ministry in Belgrade confirmed to BIRN.

Previously Serbia had said it would impose counter-measures on Macedonia after Skopje adopted new procedures for imports of Serbian flour.

Chamber denies President Iohannis's request for Forestry Code re-examination, passes code in initial form

At a plenary session on Wednesday, the Chamber of Deputies denied President Klaus Iohannis' request for the re-examination of the Forestry Code and passed the initial version of the code.

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MEP Viorica Dancila: The AGRI Committee, one of a strategic importance for Romania

Special AGERPRES correspondent Catalina Matei reports: The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Parliament (AGRI) is one of strategic importance not only for Europe, but for Romania also, the Social Democrat MEP Viorica Dancila, who just got elected as Vice President of this Committee, on Monday said in a statement.