Summary of newsmakers from the previous day 27.6. 2005

ČSÚ: Meat production in May fell by 10,6 percents

Meat production still decreases. In May 36809 tons of meat (without poultry meat) was produced in the CR which is by 10,6 percent less than a year ago. Production of pork meat fell by 8,9 percent and production of beef meat by 17,4 percent as compared with the last year. The Czech Statistical Office announced it today. The production decrease trend continues and it is balanced by growth of raw material export for a processing industry, said the president of Agrarian Chamber, Jan Veleba. Concerning e.g. cattle breeding, in the CR 13 dairy cows fall on 100 ha; in adjacent Austria it is more than as many again. If the situation will continue in such way, a breakdown of our agrarian system will happen, said Veleba.

European Food Safety Authority moves to Parma

The European Food Safety Authority opened officially its place of work in Italian Parma, where all employees shall move gradually from Brussels till November next year.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) opened officially its head-office in Palazzo Ducale in a centre of Parma, on the June 21, 2005. The inaugural ceremonial was shared by the chairman of EC Jose Manuel Barroso, the European commissar for health and consumer protection Markos Kyprianou, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, members of the European Parliament, representatives of national offices for food safety, and experts from scientific committees of the EFSA.

Old reserves can be sold

Stock-taking. Thats just for what producers, importers, sellers and in general all those, who stores spirits, live. Up to the next Thursday they have to count how many bottles with alcohol content 15 percent and more they have in store. They do not need to deal with small bottles up to 0,2 litre. It is imposed by a law on an obligatory stamping of spirit, which will be of validity on the 1st of July. Stock-taking results have to be passed on a customs authority till the end of July.

Festival EKOFILM will present in Carlsbad

The international film festival on environment, natural and cultural inheritance Ekofilm 2005 [1] will present at the International Film Festival in Carlsbad. Visitors of the festival can meet Ekofilm organizers and obtain the newest information about preparations of todays year, about a program and guests of the festival, numbers of entered films and about the work of a selective commission on Tuesday, July 5 from 12:00 till 14:00 in the hotel Thermal (hall A).