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• By date of publication 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
• Beef Trade, BSE, Growth Hormones, etc.
• Genetically Modified Crops
• Cereal Markets
• Other Topics

By date of publication, 1999

1. December 10, 1999: France's Ban On UK Beef Still Has Plenty Of Life A Plan To Improve EU Food Safety Could Offer Paris A Graceful Exit - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
2. December 7, 1999: WTO's Circus at Seattle: That the opposition to the WTO, has emerged so early, was aimed at non-economic issues and sought a roll back of past gains, might be seen as creating unsumountable challenges for the WTO. The pay-off for what seemed to be an open invitation to the oppostion will occur later.
3. November 30, 1999: French Tactic In Beef War With UK May Backfire, Legal Quirk Would Exclude Meat From Many EU Countries, While Forcing France To Accept British Imports - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
4. November 29, 1999: To date only the Commission has played a major role in the Anglo-French beef trade dispute. If the European Parliament prevents the French finding a political solution in the European Council, Britain may yet end up taking its case directly to the European Court of Justice.
5. November 22, 1999: Treading The Path Between Trespass And Tradition - Debate Intensifies Over Public Access To Britain's Privately Owned Countryside - a Bridge News Opinion by David Walker
6. November 22, 1999: ANALYSIS: Intervention and UK Cereals Market - Outlines the role of Intervention in UK cereal markets, reviews how the EU intervention support mechanism has been eroded and illustrates this over the last 30 months - featured in HGCA's MI Prospects.
7. November 21, 1999: That officials in Brussels have decided that France can legally require British beef to be labelled as such has been hailed as a way out of this trade dispute. More important is the potential loss of the common market if it sets a pecedent.
8. November 12, 1999: Do The French Have A Game Plan For The Beef Trade War? A Seemingly No-Win Strategy To Continue The Ban On British Imports May Disguise A Plan To Score Points Against EU Later - a Bridge Forum Opinion by David Walker
9. November 8, 1999: A voluntary agreement between the British government and the ag. industry for a three-year delay on the commercialization of GM crops , but continued field scale biodiversity trials, avoids cumbersome regulation/legislation and keeps the issue off the formal political agenda.
10. November 4, 1999: The Anglo-French beef trade situation over the last 48 hours has become a little clearer in some areas, and less so in others. On balance, however, the prospects for a reasonably prompt lifting of the embargo have improved.
11. November 3, 1999: Seven possible explanations of the unexpected outcome of yesterday's meeting between the English and French over their beef trade dispute.
12. November 2, 1999: Will Science Triumph Over EU Trade Politics? As Backlash Looms, French Would Be Wise To Accept Safety Panel's Support For British Beef - a Bridge Forum Opinion by David Walker
13. October 27, 1999: Outlook Is Bullish For Continuation Of Beef Trade War, Market Forces May Compensate British Farmers For French Insistence On Banning UK Imports - a Bridge Forum Opinion by David Walker
14. October 18, 1999: Altered -Food Debate Cools Down In Britain - the Biotechnology Knowledge Centre
15. October 14, 1999: Autumn Cools UK's Debate On Genetically Modified Food, Public Grows Weary, Environmentalists Become Conciliatory, And Food-Safety Issue Is Perceived As Anti-Trade - a Bridge Forum Opinion by David Walker
16. June 21, 1999: ANALYSIS: Drilling with the Market in Mind: In the past UK farmers have based plating decisions on EU farm policy. As EU prices approach world levels markets will play a larger role. Frmers should actively seek forward pricing opportunities when changing their cropping plans to take advantage of market prices - featured in HGCA's MI Prospects.
17. May 25, 1999: Media Misses The Point On Genetically Modified Food, Blair Government Is Accused Of 'Spin' Job, As Gap Between Facts And Fears Grows In Britain - a Bridge Forum Opinion by David Walker
18. May 6, 1999: There's More Than Beef On The World's Trade Menu - EU's Politically Motivated Ban Jeopardizes Long-Term Success Of WTO - a Bridge Forum Opinion by David Walker
19. March 30, 1999: Agenda 2000: EU Leaders' Gift To Farmers May Have Ulterior MotiveLeaders' Surprise - Budget Increase For Agriculture is Likely To Appease The Newly Emboldened European Parliament - a Bridge Forum Opinion by David Walker
20. February 25, 1999: Images drive biotechnology issue - a Journal of Commerce Guest Opinion by David Walker