A number of issues related to the 1994 Wine Agreement, which Truss said provided important benefits to Australian wine producers, have been in dispute for some years.
AUSTRALIA: Minister hails breakthrough on Wine Agreement
The Australian agriculture minister, Warren Truss, welcomed a breakthrough this week in deadlocked negotiations between Australian and European Commission officials regarding proposed changes to the EU/Australian Wine Agreement. Truss said he now believes a revised agreement can be completed during the first half of 2003.