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24.09.2009

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…

24.09.2009

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…

23.09.2009

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…

23.09.2009

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.

23.09.2009

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,…

23.09.2009

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…

21.09.2009

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…

21.09.2009

European dairy farmers will blockade the "Brenner"

Tomorrow the italian dairy farmers will blocade the "Brenner", as well as the "Frejuspass" (between Piemont and France) and the "Tarvisiopass" (between Veneto and  Carinthia).

The action will be started at about 7 am. Also dairy farmers from Germany will support their collegues at the frontier between Austria and Italy.

21.09.2009

European Milk Strike: Barroso must defuse situation - actions of dairy producers throughout Europe

Press release

 

Farmers in eight countries are taking direct action and have stopped supplying milk. Forceful decisions are demanded from the President of the European Commission

Brussels/Hamm 21.09.2009: Dairy farmers in France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Luxemburg, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands have called a…