French dairy farmers pause delivery stop for now – dairy farmers from Germany, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, Luxemburg and Italy are following – but protest actions continue

Special reunion of EU-Agricultural ministers scheduled for 5th October – Furthermore Sarkozy, Merkel and Barroso announced to take care of catastrophic situation of dairy market  - if political promises are not kept, delivery stop will start again

Brussels/ Hamm 24.09.09: „The politicians are moving. We will pause with one…

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Countries report EMB: 24.09.2009

The immense and continuing pressure of the dairy farmers in the last two weeks shows pretty good impacts. Not only the milk price on the spot market has raised and a few dairy plants have increased prices. Also is there movement in the policy. „The EMB got the message from the office of Barroso that there will be an informell EU…

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Update 24.09.09

Germany:

Merkel agrees top level talk concerning milk (in german)

Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) hat die Milchbauern angesichts der

Milchpreiskrise zu einem Spitzengespräch eingeladen.

Das habe Merkel telefonisch mit Bauernpräsident Gerd Sonnleitner und dem

Chef des Bundesverbands Deutscher Milchviehhalter, Romuald…

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Press Release European Coordination Via Campesina

Dairy crisis: The EU Agriculture Council , who meets on October 5th, has to enter into the regulation of  production.

An informal meeting of the Agricultural Council, without decision-making power, will meet on October 5th, under pressure of the various actions of dairy producers, and at the request of 20 Member States which…

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European delivery boycott still going strong – protests of farmers increase

Politicians in many European capital cities are reacting to pressure from dairy farmers. The European Milk Board (EMB) demands decisions to change European system

Brussels/Hamm,24.09.2009: “Also after striking for 13 days, the European dairy farmers will continue the delivery boycott”, says Pascal Massol, President of the…

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Country report EMB: 09-09-23

The actions of the dairy farmers in the european countries are still going on. The milk strike in many countries is continueing and starting in Galicia – today and Friday.

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Italy joins the french-german initiative (in french)

Crise du lait/UE: l'Italie se rallie à l'initiative franco-allemande, Conseil extraordinaire le 5 octobre

L'Italie s'est ralliée à l'initiative franco-allemande pour une nouvelle régulation du secteur laitier européen, afin d'accompagner la suppression des quotas, a annoncé mercredi à Rome le ministre de l'Agriculture italien,…

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Invitation to the press for Wednesday, 23.09.009 – 16:30

Dairy farmers’ revolt in Europe: where does it go from here?

Representatives of the European Milk Board (EMB) from various European countries are gathering in Brussels today for an EMB conference. They will be discussing how to proceed further in the European dairy farmers’ revolt. The EMB representatives will reveal the…

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Update 22.09.09

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Concentrated Protests - Suspension of milk delivery in Europe today reached a new dimensionion

A very intensive day. Beginning with a spectacular action in Brussels in front of the European Commission, to many blocades of dairies in France and Switzerland, to burning scads of straw and following reset actions with milk all over Germany, to a big trator-demonstration in Austria in front of the ministry of Agriculture with…

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