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The next EU Commission under EP scrutiny On 10th September, the incoming EU Commission

President Ursula von der Leyen proposed a new

college of Commissioners. In the meantime, the

European Parliament is in the process of assessing

the proposed candidates.

It did not come as a surprise that the Members of

the European Parliament fully endorsed today’s chief

of Agriculture, EU Commissioner Phil Hogan. With

his deep knowledge, his proven record of success,

his commitment to trade and his unrivalled

diplomatic skills, he will head the EU trade portfolio

in difficult times.

European Dairy Association

@Trade_EU will be stay in excellent hands in the future.

We congratulate @vonderleyen for the nomination of

@PhilHoganEU as next EU Trade Commissioner - his

initiative of 14 Diplomatic Missions over the past 5

years is part of his huge track record of success"

@mnalet @EDA_Dairy

The candidate for the succession of EU

Commissioner Phil Hogan as leader of the European

agri-food sector, Januz Wojciechowski (Poland)

presented his “EU agriculture 2050” strategy to MEP

Norbert Lins and his fellow MEPs in the COM AGRI

of the European Parliament.

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EU Dairy: Shaping the European Landscape

IN 2 WEEKS !

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European Dairy Association

#idfwds2019 in #Istanbul opened by Dr Judith

Bryans @FIL_IDF #milkislife @skivumbum hanna

sondergaard from @Arla_Foods "I am wearing

boots today, because we have to become activists

for sustainable dairy - as do our farmers every day"

@1GeorgeMorrison @khs_milk @PederTuborgh

Mr Wojciechowski underlined his wish to pursue his

work on the basis of the CAP proposals made by his

predecessor. He highlighted the importance of EU

agriculture in the framework of the top priority of

the next EU Commission (‘European Green Deal’)

and his commitment to better protect farmers and

hence, the EU agri-food business in times of market

disruptions. In his EU agricultural trade ambitions,

Mr Wojciechowski seems to take a strong stand in

the defence of European agriculture, preferring to

support EU small farms using their own fodder

instead of importing soy from Brazil.

The European Parliament will take its final

assessment of the candidature of Mr Wojciechowski

at a later stage, while the incoming Commissioner

for Health (and Consumer Protection), Stella

Kyriakides from Cyprus, was fully backed by the EP.

Ms Kyriakides spoke out for an harmonized nutrition

labelling scheme across Europe.

#14 / 2019

WTO arbitrator issues decision in Airbus subsidy dispute: European dairy products to be severely hit…

The World Trade Organisation announced

yesterday a ruling giving President Trump the

authority to impose tariffs on up to $7.5 billion

of EU exports on a yearly basis, as

compensation for excessive subsidies for

Airbus aerospace industry. Many dairy

products are on the potential retaliation list,

going from yogurt, butter and whey to most

of European cheeses. This amount of $7.5

billion must be confirmed by the WTO’s

Dispute Settlement body (next meeting

scheduled for 28 October but the US might

require an earlier meeting). The definitive

product coverage will be determined by

amendments to the HTSUS that USTR will

publish in an upcoming Federal Register

notice. The effective date of the additional

duties is October 18, 2019. Dairy products will

be subject to an additional import duty of

25%. They are listed in different sections,

differentiating between different member

states. Knowing that the EU is also entitled to

retaliate against the US because of excessive

subsidies to Boing (but the exact amount will

only be known before next summer…), it is

highly regrettable that no agreement can be

reached with USTR to avoid these punitive

duties. ► Check out our Press Release for

more information...

IDF World Dairy Summit 2019 in Istanbul IDF President Dr Judith Bryans welcomed over

1,200 delegates from the “world of dairy” in Istanbul

(Turkey) for the IDF World Dairy Summit 2019, last

week. This unique world dairy meeting – together

with the ‘annexed’ global dairy meetings, like the

GDP (Global Dairy Platform), DSF (Dairy

Sustainability Framework) and IFCN (International

Farm Comparison Network) – was launched with the

“Dairy Leaders Forum”.

The high-level (and

gender-balanced!)

opening panel with Ms

İdil Yiğitbaşı (CEO Pinar, Turkey), Mr Lihua Wei

(CEO Junlebao, China), Mr Rupinder Sodhi (CEO

Amul, India), Ms Margrethe Jonkman (RFC) Ms

Margaret Munene (CEO Palmhouse Dairies, Kenya)

and Ms Hanne Søndergaard (CMO Arla Foods,

Denmark) gave an (…) outstanding overview on

global dairy and our ambitions from all over the

world.

Dr Judith Bryans, IDF President

CEO DairyUK & EDA Board member

...opened the IDF WDS 2019

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New Report Says Kids Under Five Should Avoid Plant-Based Beverages A new consensus recommendation and report ►

“Healthy Beverage Consumption in Early

Childhood”, confirms some good news for the

dairy sector. The report, released recently in the

United States, represents the consensus of expert

representatives from four influential health and

nutrition organizations: the American Academy of

Pediatrics (AAP), Academy of Nutrition and

Dietetics (AND), American Heart Association (AHA)

and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

(AAPD). Among other things, these organizations

recommend consumption of cow’s milk by children

ages 0-5, calling milk one of two “go-to” beverages

for children. The other is water. Read more of

GDP's analysis...

Your favorite product?

“I was born & bred on a dairy farm in the

townland of Dunbeacon located in West Cork

on the Atlantic coast. Our milk was processed

at Carbery around fifty miles away in

Ballineen. My preferred dairy product would

be Carbery’s Dubliner cheese (Vintage

variety). Aged from 18 months to 36 months,

the mature cheese has a rich distinctive

flavour and a crumbly, creamy texture.

Perfect with some of

my mother’s

homemade brown

bread & a cup of

Barry’s Tea – you can

tell I am a Cork girl !!"

Rose O’Donovan (Editor-in-Chief, Agra

Facts)

C o n n e c t t o t h e w o r l d o f d a i r y

#13 / 2019