Emergency market support measures for the milk sector: European Commission announcement

EU News 356/2014

IP/14/954
Brussels, 28 August 2014

The European Commission has announced today that it will open Private Storage Aid for butter, Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP) and certain cheeses in order to alleviate the impact of Russian restrictions on imports of EU dairy products and to limit the negative effects on the internal market. The Commission has also confirmed that the period for public intervention of butter & SMP will be extended until the end of the year.

Source and additional information:
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-954_en.htm?locale=en

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