EU begins vital sugar reform task

A NEW compromise text will be presented to European Union farm ministers when they begin three days of negotiations in Brussels today on proposals to radically reform the sugar industry.

The latest document was described yesterday as “a first compromise text” by the European Commission, which said it will be the basis for discussions that will continue over the coming days.

Fisheries is the first major item on the agenda for the Farm Council when it convenes this morning and formal negotiations on the radical sugar reforms may not be reached until tomorrow.