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The European Parliament ruled that each Member State (MS) will be able to decide the use of GMOs in their territories.

In (FY) 2014, Spain imported $2.2 billion of agricultural, fish and forest products from the United States, up 19 percent compared to 2013 and the highest import figure on record.

Spain is expected to grow modestly in 2014. The growth in exports, foreign investment and a better performance in the tourist sector are the basis of the economic recovery.

In 2013, French consumers spent approximately 10 percent of their budgets on food and beverage purchases, including alcohol.

In December 2014, the French Minister of Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll released a plan to increase the production of protein crops in France between 2014 and 2020.

Socio-economic and demographic changes continued to alter food trends in France.