EU - Balance within the agri-food chain

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/agricult/108682.pdf

25-Jun-2009 (16 years 11 months 19 days ago)
The Council took note of the views expressed by the French delegation, supported by several delegations1, regarding the balance in the agri-food sectors, and of remarks expressed by other member states.

As on 25 May, Commissioner Fischer Boel gave an overview of the initiatives taken by the Commission since last year. She referred in particular to the Commission's roadmap to improve the functioning of the food supply chain and to the work carried out by the High Level Group on Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry. She also indicated that the final report on the Commission's actions was expected for the end of 2009.