The European Commission has announced that it is suspending food aid tenders to Russia…

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Series Details 11/02/99, Volume 5, Number 06
Publication Date 11/02/1999
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Date: 11/02/1999

...because of Moscow's insistence on extra veterinary controls for food shipments. The EU has offered the country a €450 million aid package to stave off the effects of its worst grain harvest in 40 years. But the first shipment will now be delayed by a month, because of the concerns over food quality.

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