On sugar, the committee notes that the EU package of compensation and restructuring measures for the EU sugar industry exceeds EUR 7 billion and urges that the 18 ACP signatories to the Sugar Protocol, many of whose economies depend almost entirely on sugar, receive timely and substantial financial support, which must be additional to existing commitments.
Parlamenta Lauksaimniecības komiteja pirmdien izskatīs Eiropas Komisijas priekšlikumu piešķirt papildu finansējumu Eiropas Savienības putnkopjiem, ko skāris putnu gaļas un olu patēriņa kritums H5N1 vīrusa draudu dēļ.