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20.09.2009

Europewide action day of milk: Monday, 21rst September big actions in all striking countries - Press invitation

Milk delivery stop: Day of action in Brussels/ actions in eight different countries

A delegation of European dairy farmers of the European Milk Board (EMB) will organise an impressive action with fire and milk in Brussels, Monday the 21rst of September. The Slogan is "Situation on fire - politicians asleep". During the…

20.09.2009

France, Austria, Luxemburg: important signals from politics - strike still goes on strong

Politicians in France, Austria and Luxemburg have sent important signals of support to the dairy farmers. Talks with the Austrian Chancellor ended with the announcement of 100 % support for the European dairy farmers on national and European level. The Premier minister of Luxembourg had also invited to talks, so did the french…

20.09.2009

KORT VERSLAG OOR EU BESOEK. – deur Koos Pienaar

KORT VERSLAG OOR EU BESOEK. – deur Koos Pienaar

Hoedanigheid: As o\voorsitter van ESADA (Eastern & Southern African Dairy association) wat  9 lande uit Afrika verteenwoordig nl. Rwanda, Uganda, Kenia, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mauritius en Suid Afrika.

Genooi deur die EMB (Europese Suiwel raad) om namens ESADA die…

19.09.2009

Milk delivery stop - Update 19.09. - First important results

The europewide protests of dairy farmers show first important results. After talks with the dairy farmers of the Austrian IG-Milch the Austrian Chancellor Werner Fayman said officially, that the jobs in the dairy sector are very important. There is the need for a volume regulation. He said he would give 100 per cent support on…

18.09.2009

EMB: European Agriculture Commissioner provokes milk producers in Europe

Press release on Fischer Boel’s proposals in Strasbourg

European Agriculture Commissioner provokes milk producers in Europe

Problem of volumes in the European milk market recognised, but no sweeping proposals for solving it from the Commission


Brüssel/Hamm, 18.09.2009: The dairy farmers’ revolt caused by the catastrophic milk…

18.09.2009

Update: milk strike in Europe - 18th September

The milk delivery strike in Europe has reached a new dynamic. Having started in a slower speed than their French neighbours, German dairy farmers are now increasingly participating. More than 20.000 farmers are reducing or totally stopping to deliver their milk to the dairies. In the Black forest region already 70 per cent of…

18.09.2009

ECVC: There is not an excess of producers, but an excess of production!

PRESS RELEASE
Brussels, September 18th , 2009

Milk: European Commission proposals

No to the plan to eradicate producers!

There is not an excess of producers, but an excess of production!

Facing the anger and the distress of milk producers - for whom destroying their production is an extreme act - the European Commission did…

17.09.2009

Brief von Romuald Schaber an die französischen Milcherzeuger

Liebe Berufskolleginnen und Berufskollegen in Frankreich,

Ihr seid in diesem Jahr vorangegangen und habt den Startschuss für den europäischen Bauern-Aufstand 2009 gegeben. In Deutschland berichten die Medien bislang nur wenig darüber, was Ihr alles auf die Beine stellt. Umso mehr registrieren die deutschen Milcherzeuger jede…

17.09.2009

EMB-country report: 17.09.2009

„The fire has made it´s way over to the other countries“, says Thomas Schmidthaler, dairy farmer from Austria.    In Austria, the slogan is: „No milk today; yes we can.“ At the beginning dairy farmer´s insurgence was not so sure, but now photos, reports and films about the actions from the countries are clearly showing:  it will…