Mariann Boel
Mariann Boel
Mariann Fischer Boelis a Danish politician, serving as European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development from 2004 to 2009. A member of the party Venstre, she had previously been minister of agriculture and foods since 2002, in the government of Anders Fogh Rasmussen...
absolutely council courageous decision delighted member taken
I am absolutely delighted that the council (of member states) has taken the courageous decision to back these long-overdue reforms.
agreement delighted
I am delighted we have managed to finalize this very important agreement, after 20 years of on-off negotiations,
access agreement appreciate barriers behind believe best consumers deal delighted enter eu facilitate finally glass greatly history importance lucrative market proper protection quality raise vital wines
I'm delighted that this agreement can finally enter into force, and I raise my glass to the negotiators for their efforts. This deal will facilitate access for EU wines to the lucrative US market, where consumers greatly appreciate the quality and long history behind our wines. In today's increasingly competitive market place, it is vital that there are no unnecessary and burdensome barriers for our winemakers, who I believe are the best in the world. The EU attaches great importance to the proper protection of its geographical indications abroad.
analyzed carefully eu latin partners proposal revised
The EU has carefully analyzed the (first WTO) arbitration award, revised its proposal accordingly, and initiated consultations with our Latin American and ACP partners on this basis,
aspects farming gm handle tools
GM farming has arrived, and we must have the administrative tools to handle all aspects of it.
agreement beginning despite next nor present proposal regime round running second time
Despite our efforts, we were not able to come to an agreement with our partners. Nor did they present an alternative proposal of their own. Time is now running out for the introduction of the tariff-only regime by the beginning of next year. This is why we are requesting a second round of arbitration today.
benefit both deal hung legal producers remove several sides trade
This deal will remove the legal uncertainty which has hung over this trade for several years and benefit producers on both sides of the Atlantic.
cap crucial ensuring money process properly spent
This is a crucial process in ensuring that CAP money is used properly and that all unduly spent amounts are recovered.
choice crops economic eroded free gm impact mixed parties
Everyone should be free to choose. But that choice is eroded if GM and non-GM crops are unintentionally mixed up; and in such cases, there may be an economic impact on one or more of the parties involved.
clearly developing helping proposal targeting
Our proposal is clearly targeting helping developing countries,
appear measures
The measures may appear tough, but there is no alternative.
access based believed calculated carefully deciding decision economic fair legal maintained markets neutral proposed study system tariff
We believed that the system we proposed would have maintained access to our markets in a fair manner. We calculated the proposed tariff in a neutral and transparent manner, based on a comprehensive legal and economic analysis. We will now carefully study the decision before deciding how to proceed.
holding moving simply
To say we have been holding back or not moving is simply not true.
surprised
We are surprised and disappointed that the arbitrators did not back our proposal,