Summary of newsmakers of the previous day - 20.12. 2006

Summary of newsmakers of the previous day - 20.12. 2006

Dispute about import of European meat in Russia finished

A compromise agreement has been negotiated by the European Commissioner for health and consumer protection Markos Kyprianou and the Russian Minister of Agriculture Alexej Gord˙jev on the 19th December in Moscow. It is dealt with a preliminary agreement because its final version will be adjusted by the Counsel. Both sides agreed on the fact that they will sign a memorandum in the middle of January which will regulate a subject of the dispute. Negotiations on the memorandum were opened today. At the same time the Commission will inform in details the Counsel on present negotiations with Russia.

Simplification for all, more significant for small projects

The MInistry of Agriculture CR (MZe) prepared a really significant simplification for applicants who will apply for a financial support for their projects from a new European agricultural fund for rural development. A spokeswoman of MZe Tá˙a Králová informed on it. In her opinion the total simplification concerns most of projects proposed for measures from the Rural Development Program. Even more significant it is than in small projects – up to one million crowns. For applicants there is certainly good news that they will not have to bring a calculation of financial health nor of economic viability of their project.

ACH: Most milk products in chains is according to investigation from the CR

Representatives of the Agrarian Chamber with a reference to a research realized by the University of European and Regional Studies in ˙eské Bud˙jovice reported today at a press conference that about three quarters of milk products in chain shelters are of Czech origin. A share of Czech products is higher that the Chamber expected. However, significant differences are among particular kind of milk products and among particular chains. Also data have been collected in ˙eské Bud˙jovice at the end of November in chains Terno, Kaufland, Interspar, Delvita, Billa, Albert, Lidl, Tesco Stores, Globus and Penny market. In spite of externalization of the inquiry the Chamber considers results from one town as representative. According to the president of ACH Jan Veleba the chains have uniform logistics and “they do it same everywhere”. The inquiry did not include products of private marks of chains.

Brussels milliards will go in regions

The Minister for local development Petr Gandalovi˙ has adapted significantly proposals how European dotations should be drawn in the Czech Republic in next seven years. The republic will receive in count 700 milliard crowns. The minister distributed the money so that the Czech Republic with help of European milliards reached the level of West Europe and all Czech regions were as rich as Prague. Gandalovi˙ expects that Brussels will just slightly correct his proposals. “It has been successfully put through that a fifth of dotations will go directly in regions”, Gandalovi˙ says. Thirteen regions and above all their metropolis can become an environment where the post-communist Czech Republic will turn in one of the richest European countries.

Source: Agris, 21.12.2006