Policy

EU forges agreement to revamp farm policy (Deutsche Welle)

20 Nov 2008

After marathon talks EU countries have forged an agreement to revamp their farm support policy with increases in milk quotas and cuts in subsidies for production. The compromise deal was reached by EU farm ministers who had begun their meeting in Brussels on Wednesday afternoon.

Barack Obama signals radical break with George Bush on US environmental policy (Guardian Unlimited)

20 Nov 2008

Barack Obama, who has spent much of the time since his election closeted with his advisers in Chicago, sent a strong signal today that he intends to make a decisive break with George Bush on environmental policy once he moves into the White House The move was part of a carefully coded series of messages from Obama meant to reassure America and the world about the shape of his ...

EU agrees agriculture policy reforms (AFP via Yahoo! News)

20 Nov 2008

European Union nations sealed agreement on Thursday to revamp their farm support policy with increases in milk quotas, cuts in subsidies for production and more support for eco-friendly projects.