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Photo: BMLFUW/KERNEU Agricultural Policy to safeguard the future of mountain farming
At the Conference on the Future of Mountain Areas held from 6 – 7 December 2009 in Alpbach, Tyrol, at the invitation of Austrian Agriculture Minister Niki Berlakovich high-ranking representatives of Alpine countries together with Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel work to collect concrete ideas and development opportunities for mountain areas and develop perspectives to ensure the future of agriculture in mountain areas. > more about: EU Agricultural Policy to safeguard the future of mountain farming
10.02.2010, Lebensministerium Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
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Photo: BMLFUW/HofmannAdditional € 280 million for crisis-ridden EU milk sector
BMLFUW/AIZ – Seeing the dramatic situation of the milk market an additional EUR 280 million from the EU agriculture budget are to be allocated to Europe’s milk producers. In this way EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel at the Meeting of the Agriculture Ministers on 19 October 2009 reacted to the vehement requests of many EU Member States – including Austria – to provide additional aid for this crisis-struck sector. > more about: Additional € 280 million for crisis-ridden EU milk sector
19.10.2009, Lebensministerium Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
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Photo: BMLFUW/AMA-Bioarc...Information on the publication of payments under the EU's Common Agricultural Policy
The European Commission stipulated that, for EU-funded and co-financed agricultural aid measures, Member States have to publish the amounts and identification data of the aid recipients on the internet. > more + downloads about: Information on the publication of payments under the EU's Common Agricultural Policy
29.07.2009, Lebensministerium Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
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Photo: Rita NewmanNew economic stimulus package created for rural areas
In economically difficult times it is particularly important to give momentum to rural areas. Minister of Agriculture Niki Berlakovich has mobilised an additional 45 million euro for rural development on European level. The additional funds are generated from the EU’s economic stimulus package. > more about: New economic stimulus package created for rural areas
15.04.2009, Lebensministerium Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
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Photo: Rita NewmanAustria's farmers benefit from new EU package of economic
The EU heads of state and government have gathered in Brussels on 20 March 2009 to a total of five billion euro package of comprehensive economic agreement. The Austrian portion of the funds for the rural areas is 56.4 million euros. > more about: Austria's farmers benefit from new EU package of economic
04.05.2009, Lebensministerium Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
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Photo: Rita NewmanNegotiations on the CAP Health Check concluded with acceptable compromise
At the Council Agriculture held in November 2008 the European Ministers of Agriculture concluded their negotiations on the CAP Health Check with an acceptable compromise. From the Austrian point of view important measures have still been reached in the final phase of the negotiations. In particular, the phasing out of the milk quota 2015 can be cushioned by a comprehensive package of measures. Its central core is a new dairy cow premium which will be available as early as from 2010 onward. > more about: Negotiations on the CAP Health Check concluded with acceptable compromise
10.12.2008, Lebensministerium Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
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The Common Agricultural Policy – never static
Though even today the CAP is still based on the three principles Common Market (free transfer of goods in a common market), Community preference (EU products are given priority over products from non-EU countries) and Community funding, it has often been reformed to suit the varying requirements of different times. > more about: The Common Agricultural Policy – never static
10.12.2008, Lebensministerium Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
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Photo: Rita NewmanSchool fruit initiative - information campaign on healthier eating habits
At the Council Agriculture of November 2008 the European Ministers of Agriculture agreed to support the distribution of fruit in European primary schools - combined with awareness-raising for healthy eating habits - with an amount of 90 million euro annually from EU funds. In this way the awareness for wholesome food is to be raised in children already. How exactly the school fruit initiative will be organised is the responsibility of Member States. > more about: School fruit initiative - information campaign on healthier eating habits
10.12.2008, Lebensministerium Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
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Photo: LGVEU: Marketing standards for fruit and vegetables lifted
Bent cucumbers and bulbous carrots permitted from now on – Numerous marketing standards for fruit and vegetables will be lifted in the European Union with effect from July 2009. Consequently, the relevant regulations for 26 fruit and vegetable species will be scrapped. Ten will remain. At the Management Committee, the EU Member States objected the Commission’s proposal with simple majority of the votes. Only northern EU Member States advocated the simplification. The southern countries, which are predominantly concerned, are against it. > more about: EU: Marketing standards for fruit and vegetables lifted
10.12.2008, Lebensministerium Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
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Photo: BMLFUW/UBA/GrögerAmendment of the Market Organisation Act: Important legal package for farms
On 7 May 2008 the Austrian National Council adopted amendments to the Agricultural Market Organisation Act and the Market Organisation Transition Act. > more about: Amendment of the Market Organisation Act: Important legal package for farms
29.07.2009, Lebensministerium Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
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Photo: BMLFUWProvide clarity for dairy farmers – Presentation of the study on dairy quotas
The question of milk (dairy) quotas is of great importance to Austrian farmers. The study on dairy quotas, presented on 17 October 2007, reveals that almost 80 percent of Austria’s farmers and farm women would appreciate the continuation of the milk quota regime. > more + downloads about: Provide clarity for dairy farmers – Presentation of the study on dairy quotas
31.03.2008, Lebensministerium Öffentlichkeitsarbeit