Video viEUws.eu: EU Agriculture Briefing: organic reform & ban on GMO animal feed

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In this Brussels Briefing on Agriculture, AGRA FACTS journalists Rose O’Donovan & Ed Bray provide an update on the latest developments in EU agricultural policy.

- Organic reform: at the Informal Farm Council in Riga (May 31-June 2), Ministers edged closer to a common position, but remained split over how to regulate the presence of traces of non-authorised substances such as pesticide residues.

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  The Latvian Presidency pledged to table a revised compromise text ahead of the Farm Council on June 16.
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  MEPs in the Committee for Agriculture & Rural Development have until June 12 to table amendments to their draft position.
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  Opposition is growing towards Commission plans that would allow national bans on farmers’ use of genetically modified animal feed: MEPs in the Environment Committee met with Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis i on June 8, before deciding on their next move. Coordinators from the political groups will meet on June 9, to decide whether or not to reject the proposal.

Featuring a statement from Jānis Dūklavs, Latvian Minister for Agriculture.