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EU-Bio-Logo ab 1. Juli 2012 voll gültig

28/06/2012

Die zweijährige Übergangsfrist zur Einhaltung der neuen EU-Kennzeichnungsvorschriften für die ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft geht zu Ende. Ab dem 1. Juli 2012 ist das EU-Öko-/Bio-Siegel auf allen vorverpackten in den EU-Mitgliedstaaten ökologisch erzeugten Lebensmitteln Pflicht, die den erforderlichen Normen entsprechen. Für unverpackte und importierte Bio-Erzeugnisse bleibt die Verwendung des Logos freiwillig. Andere private, regionale oder nationale Gütesiegel dürfen weiterhin neben dem EU-Logo abgebildet werden.

EU fördert Absatz landwirtschaftlicher Erzeugnisse in der Europäischen Union und in Drittländern mit 35,9 Mio. EUR

28/06/2012

Die Europäische Kommission hat 20 Programme zur Förderung des Absatzes landwirtschaftlicher Erzeugnisse in der Europäischen Union und in Drittländern genehmigt. Der Gesamthaushalt für die dreijährigen Programme beläuft sich auf 70,7 Mio. EUR. Davon werden 35,9 Mio. EUR von der EU beigesteuert.

EU and the Republic of Moldova sign agreement on protection of Geographical Indications

26/06/2012

The European Union and the Republic of Moldova signed today in Brussels an agreement to protect their respective Geographical Indications (GIs). Moldova will ensure a high level of protection for more than 3,200 EU GIs for food products, wines and spirits already protected within the EU. The agreement also aims at promoting trade in quality agricultural products and foodstuffs between both parties. "This agreement is a further step in strengthening our system of GIs around the world, but also a way of bringing Moldova closer to the EU", said EU Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Dacian Cioloș.

EU-Kommission zieht von den Mitgliedstaaten GAP-Gelder in Höhe von 426 Mio. EUR wieder ein

22/06/2012

Die Europäische Kommission hat heute im Rahmen des Rechnungsabschlussverfahrens EU-Agrargelder in Höhe von insgesamt 436 Mio. EUR zurückgefordert, die von den Mitglied-staaten nicht ordnungsgemäß verwendet wurden. Da ein Teil dieses Betrags bei den Mitgliedstaaten bereits wieder eingezogen wurde, liegt die finanzielle Auswirkung mit 426 Mio. EUR etwas niedriger. Diese Gelder fließen in den EU-Haushalt zurück, weil die EU-Agrarvorschriften nicht eingehalten wurden oder die nationalen Kontrollverfahren für die Agrarausgaben Mängel aufwiesen.

"Europas Weg zu einer nachhaltigen Landwirtschaft"

22/06/2012

Begleitveranstaltung der Kommission: "Die Landwirtschaft auf dem Weg zu Nachhaltigkeit und Integration", G20, Rio de Janeiro

Rio Summit: agriculture plays a key role for a sustainable development

21/06/2012

"About 500 million smallholdings of less than 2 hectares provide a living and food for 2 billion people in Asia and in Africa. Imagine what even a small gain of productivity multiplied by half a billion could mean for food security at global level", stated Dacian Cioloş, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, in the opening of a joint high-level event at the Rio Summit of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.

European Union - Brazil dialogue on agriculture and rural development

21/06/2012

The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dacian Cioloş, and the Brazilian Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Mendes Ribeiro Filho, have signed in Rio de Janeiro a Memorandum of understanding to establish a dialogue on agriculture. The objectives are to promote mutual understanding and bilateral technical cooperation in the field of agriculture and rural development and to strengthen the exchange of information for a timely and efficient resolution of any arising issues.

"China and Europe – A new ambition for a knowledge-based agriculture"

13/06/2012

  Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing

Staatliche Beihilfen: Kommission eröffnet ein Verfahren zur eingehenden Prüfung der Marketingmaßnahmen der Agrarmarkt Austria (AMA)

12/06/2012

Die Europäische Kommission hat ein eingehendes Prüfverfahren eingeleitet, um zu untersuchen, ob die von der Agrarmarkt Austria (AMA) zwischen 1995 und 2008 durchgeführten Marketingmaßnahmen den EU-Vorschriften für staatliche Beihilfen entsprechen. Im Rahmen dieser eingehenden Prüfung können interessierte Dritte sich zu den betreffenden Maßnahmen äußern. Dem Ausgang des Verfahrens wird dadurch jedoch nicht vorgegriffen

EU and China roadmap towards a mutual recognition of organic products

12/06/2012

Commissioner Dacian Cioloş and the Chinese Minister for Administration of Quality, Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), Zhi Shuping, agreed today in Beijing to open negotiations on a mutual recognition agreement in the field of organic food products.

European Union and China step up cooperation in agriculture and rural development

11/06/2012

The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dacian Cioloş, and China's Minister for Agriculture, Han Changfu, signed today, 11 June, in Beijing a Cooperation Plan on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Building on established relations between China and the European Union, this Plan will give a new impetus to our partnership and bring mutual benefits by establishing a stronger and closer relationship in agriculture, so that we tackle bilateral and international challenges more effectively together.

Commissioner Dacian Cioloş visits China to strengthen cooperation in agriculture and quality food products

08/06/2012

Commissioner Dacian Cioloş will be in China from 8-13 June 2012 to deepen EU-China cooperation in the fields of agriculture and rural development.

Speaking before his departure, Commissioner Cioloș stated: "Food security, food safety, food quality, climate change and the balanced development of rural and urban areas are key challenges that need to be addressed in the upcoming years both by the European Union and China. I am pleased to take up the invitation of Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu to visit China to strengthen our cooperation in Agriculture and Rural Development. Our cooperation projects and our trade relations are increasing on the basis of long term relations and mutual trust. Europe and China are the two largest agricultural producers in the world. Our capacity to work together is crucial to build a global food security compact in the context of climate change and demographic growth".

"Europa, Zukunftsregion für den Fleischsektor"

06/06/2012

"World Meat Congress",  Paris

Public consultation launched on future of EU fruit and vegetable rules

04/06/2012

The European Commission has today launched a public consultation on the future of the EU regime for fruit and vegetables. The responses will feed into a Commission report on the regime next May which will look at the 2007 reform, with proposals for further changes if necessary, which would apply from 2014.

Agriculture: a priority of the neighbourhood policy

01/06/2012

 "With this conference, the European Commission sends a very clear signal of its willingness to put agriculture at the heart of our relationship with our neighbours and friends from the South and the East of the EU. Concretely, we are ready to share our experience, our know-how, in the framework of a solid partnership for rural development and for the sustainable valorisation of these regions’ agricultural potential. That is the meaning of ENPARD programmes.

It is not merely about funding, but also about working methods, which have been shown to be effective, in particular during the accession of the new EU Member States", stated Dacian Cioloş, European Commissioner in charge of Agriculture and Rural Development.