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EC extends safety measures for agricultural market
31.07.2015 11:29 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Safety net measures for the European dairy, fruit and vegetables sectors will be extended into 2016, UNIAN reports referring to the European Commission report.
As to the report, the European Commission is currently finalising the last details with a view to formally adopt the relevant legal decisions in the coming weeks as a matter of formality.
The EC noted that it is «aware of the challenges faced by European producers and to support them».
It is to be reminded, the intention to prolong some of the existing measures was first announced by Commissioner Phil Hogan, responsible for Agriculture and Rural Development, during the most recent Council of Agriculture Ministers on Jul 13.
«Now, almost a year later, with the ban prolonged, we need to continue to provide a safety net in order to give security to producers who continue to face difficulties in relation to the ban,» Hogan stresses.
As to an earlier report, in Aug 2014 Russia had approved retaliatory measures sanctioning a large portion of food products import from the EU. The EU farmers received EUR125 million in aid after Russian food imports ban.
Following the extension of the Western sanctions in Jun 2015, the Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a degree to extend Russias embargo on food imports until Aug 5, 2016.
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