EU scratches scars in fight to remove surplus wine
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EU ministers reopened old divisions  on Monday over how to overhaul Europe's vast wine sector,  clashing over plans to dig up centuries-old vineyards and  rekindling a north-south rift on using sugar in winemaking.
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Wine lovers may look askance at once-a-year bubbly drinkers, grumble about âamateur nightâ and get ready to uncork that special bottle.
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Vestiges of the failed social policy of the alcohol ban early in the past century still linger in state liquor laws, but the current US Supreme Court battle over direct interstate sales of wine has less to do with Prohibition than protectionism.
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A European Commissioner and Italian minister led calls on Wednesday for the European Union to introduce obligatory &quot;Made in...&quot; labels for some products imported into the bloc.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 11 (IPS) - One of the most persistent criticisms levelled at  the European Union's conduct towards poor countries is that  it gives with one hand and takes with the other. Despite being  the world's largest donor of development aid, the EU pursues  trade, agriculture and fisheries policies that many anti-poverty  activists blame for perpetuating -- and exacerbating -- global  inequalities.
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PARIS  - Winegrowers in northeast France are puzzled over the mysterious destruction of large swaths of two vineyards in Alsace, a region along the German border known for full-bodied white wines.
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EU ministers kicked off a traditional  negotiating marathon Tuesday to decide how much to cut fish  catches in 2005 and allow chronically depleted species a chance  to rejuvenate after years of overfishing.
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YORK, UK, Jun 29 (IPS) - African farmers could soon find themselves forced  out of the lucrative European market for agricultural products as  retailers and government move towards a zero tolerance policy on  chemical residues in food.
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Talk of monetary union and wine quotas gave way to controversy over orgasms and innuendo at the European Commission on Wednesday as it defended a risque Internet video clip highlighting its backing for European cinema.
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Wine is less a beverage than an elixir of life in France, but the country - s vintners say they - re confounded by a problem that threatens their livelihood - ' too much of a good thing and not enough people ...
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The European Union's top fisheries official on Tuesday pressed for stronger protections for the overfished bluefin tuna, an increasingly rare delicacy in high-end restaurants around the world.
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France's embattled wine industry is to receive a multi-million euro aid package  to make it more competitive.
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The European Union on Wednesday challenged Washington's assertion that it had won a World Trade Organization (WTO) case in which the bloc was accused of discriminating against famous foods and wines from elsewhere.
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Proposals for EU-wide penalties for counterfeiting face a key vote in the European parliament.
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The European Union has failed in its attempt to get special protection for food and drinks brands associated with their place of production, reports say.
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Europe's food and drink industry could face new regulations if it does not try harder to tackle obesity.
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Call it the case of the vandalized vines. Winegrowers in northeast France are puzzling over the destruction of large swaths of two vineyards in Alsace, a region along the German border known for full-bodied white wines.