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    EU resumes imports of green products from Norway and Iceland

    Green products from Norway and Iceland, including Norwegian organic salmon, are again eligible for import into the European Union and marketed properly in line with their organic product standards following the incorporation of the relevant rules of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).

    EU: OPFHs will benefit from less bureaucracy and more financial aid in times of crisis

    The new rules adopted on 13th March by the European Commission will entail less bureaucracy and more financial aid in times of crisis for the European Fruit and Vegetable Producers Organizations (OPFHs).

    Xylella fastidiosa and its current situation in the EU

    Article on Xylella Fastidiosa and its current situation in the EU, developed for ECA by a research team of the Institute of Sustainable Agriculture, attached to the Higher Council of Scientific Research (CSIC).
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    Spain: EC approves additional quota for the withdrawal of 3,015 tonnes of fruit and vegetables

    As part of the exceptional measures against the Russian veto, the European Commission has granted Spain an additional quota for the withdrawal of 3,015 tonnes of fruit and vegetables by publishing a resolution in the Official Journal of the EU (DOUE) of March 4th. This measure responds to a request from Spain, which requested the reallocation of the 18,000 tonnes that were not used by other Member States. Following the reallocation of the additional quotas, Spain remains the second beneficiary Member State of aid to producers, behind Poland.

    UPA warns that CETA will hurt the interests of the European agri-food sector

    The Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA) has warned that the free trade agreement with Canada, recently approved by the European Parliament, will harm the interests of many people and sectors, benefiting only the large multinationals. For this organization, CETA is postulated as a new "unfair agreement" in which European society -and especially the primary sector - "will not make anything clear and will appear new competitors that will hinder their survival".
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    Tejerina is committed to making Murcia the region with the greatest investment in water infrastructure

    The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, has promised that Murcia will be the region where most will be invested in infrastructure to solve water problems, during a meeting held with the Governing Council Of Agri-Food Cooperatives of Spain, where the Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of the Region of Murcia (Fecoam), is represented by its president, Santiago Martínez.

    The Jabugo DOP, only a step for its registration by the EU

    The Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Jabugo is only one step away from its registration by the European Union Commission, having concluded the deadline so that from any country in the world it could be submitted allegations to this mention of quality, which means that it is only necessary to close this Community procedure.

    Tejerina announces the celebration in Madrid of a conference on the CAP, which will be attended by Phil Hogan

    During the opening ceremony of the 5th edition of the "Agraria" fair in Valladolid, on February 8th, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, announced the celebration in Madrid on 27th and 28th March, a conference on the CAP, which will be attended by EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan. In that line, García Tejerina has assured that the Government is already working to "achieve a strong CAP, well endowed economically and adapted to our needs".

    Aguilera calls for a CAP wich solves the deregulation of the European agri-food sector

    Socialist MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee, Clara Aguilera, has called for a reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to end one of the main problems of the European agri-food sector, deregulation, in the course of a day celebrated the 3th of February in the Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA).
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    EU: Rules to protect European banana against possible rise in Ecuadorian imports

    On 2nd February, the European Parliament adopted rules aimed at protecting European banana producers from possible increases in imports from Ecuador following the country's accession to the EU's trade agreement with Colombia and Peru.