EU Commission proposes settling beef dispute with United States

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Monday it was asking EU countries for a negotiating mandate to settle a dispute with the United States over beef imports into Europe.

The dispute concerns an existing agreement allowing the import of 45,000 tonnes of hormone-free beef, which was granted to the United States, but also to other beef-exporting nations.

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