European Union News - 20 October 2008

European Commissioner for Agriculture, Mariann Fischer Boel, launched on October 17th, an EU-wide campaign to promote the relaunched School Milk Programme. Under the slogan “Milk – Drink it up”, the information campaign aims to raise awareness of the benefits of milk consumption and the availability of EU funds to schools.

The Welsh Assembly Government host the European auditors annual meeting in Cardiff.

The Council has put forward a Proposal for a Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine. This new document, which would replace the 1994 Agreement, aims to facilitate and promote trade in wine originating in the Community and in Australia.

The Official Journal of the European Union (C 265/6 - 18.10.2008) has published the guidelines on the assessment of non-horizontal mergers under the Council Regulation on the control of concentrations between undertakings.