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...Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel told the European Parliament last week there was no negotiation on the quota issue. But she promised other measures to help the farmers, including enacting special rules on state subsidies so governments can offer them a one-time aid payment...
...Fischer Boel insisted that the situation is improving, with butter, milk and cheese prices slowly rising again. "We are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel," she said. (See pictures of food auctions...
Europe became a better place for less-than-picture-perfect fruits and vegetables this month as the European Union scrapped rules banning oddly shaped produce from supermarket shelves. "This marks the new dawn for the curvy cucumber and the knobby carrot," said E.U. Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel. (See a brief history of competitive eating...
...Fischer Boel has also argued firmly that Europe should not be panicked by the recent rise in global food prices. Even though adverse weather in many regions over several seasons had hurt supplies, the situation now seemed to be returning to normal and was set to take some pressure off prices, she said. "We do not think that the record levels reached in recent months are likely to persist," she said. "There is nothing in the current situation that shows we should make a U-turn...
...Fischer Boel can count on the United Kingdom to back the reforms, even if London would have liked to go further by scrapping direct payments to farmers altogether, and end price-fixing mechanisms. However, with France and Germany lining up a trenchant defense of the CAP supports, Fischer Boel's hopes for a modest health check are already provoking a furious reaction from the stubborn patient...