Glyphosate: let’s not undermine the confidence in EU institutions, neither the internal market
Posted on 22/09/202322/09/2023 – Posted by Farm Europe Farm Europe is often questioned on the issue of glyphosate. We do...
Agriculture: a priority for the Commission to be confirmed via a strategic dialogue
Posted on 13/09/202313/09/2023 – Posted by Farm Europe For the first time in her mandate – and on the occasion...
Wine – Periodic news
Posted on 05/09/202305/09/2023 – Posted by Farm Europe Highlights of July-August: – The wine industry and a number of producer...
Livestock in the EU – Periodic news
The European elections scheduled for June 2024 are already influencing policy-making in the European Union. Any directives or regulations that...
Long term solutions needed to cope with the surge of imports from Ukraine
Yesterday, Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski intervened in the Agriculture Committee on the situation on the European cereals market in relation...
NGTs: different reactions to the NGTs regulation proposal
Posted on 26/07/202326/07/2023 – Posted by Farm Europe On the 5th of July, the European commission presented a proposal for...
Restoring nature: a major setback for VP Frans Timmermans
Whatever the outcome of the vote on the Nature Restoration Law in Strasbourg tomorrow, the situation of extreme polarisation of...
Positive NGTs proposal, very weak assessment on pesticides
In the context of today’s adoption of the Sustainable use of key natural resources package, Farm Europe welcomes the European...
Livestock in the UE – Periodic news
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has adopted its position on the proposed revision of the IED Directive. The thresholds adopted...
NGTs : a step in the right direction by the European Commission
The publication of the proposal for a « Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on plants obtained by certain...
Nature Restoration: a judicialisation of green policies
At a time when the vote on the Nature Restoration Law in the European Parliament’s Environment Committee has taken a...
New genomic techniques: EU postpones NGTs proposal
While Italy granted its approval on May 30th for field testing NGTs for experimental purposes, and the upcoming Spanish EC...
Are anti-erosion measures fair play for farmers in Wallonia?
In response to criticisms related to the complexity of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and its disconnection from reality, the...
NGTs: last steps within the EC before moving forward
The EC’s February positioning over the regulation on NGTs triggered contrasting reactions across European Countries and different sectors. Scientists believe...
Cell-based products : Novel Food Regulation is not fit for purpose
Prior to any step forward at EU level on cellular food products a serious work should be launched to identify...
Mercosur: EU farmers would be exposed to more unfair competition
The draft Protocol proposed by the European Commission doesn’t provide answer to the actual environment and climate concerns on the...
European farmers urge action and investments
The first couple of months of 2023 had to face the consequences of the on-going invasion of Ukraine by Russia,...
New Genomic Techniques: England Moves Forward
The EC’s February positioning over the regulation on NGTs triggered contrasting reactions across European Countries and different sectors. Scientists believe...
Ukraine: Black Sea Grain Initiative, European solidarity lanes and market dynamics – Situation as of end-March 2023
The Russian unlawful attack on Ukraine in February 2022 and the following blockade of Ukrainian ports have severely affected...
UK Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act
While the EU is waiting for the European Commission to publish its proposal on the legal framework for new genomic techniques (NGTs)...
European Milk and School Fruit and Vegetables Programmes
The school schemes for food procurement are a European initiative whose aim is to improve the quality and the variety...
NGTs as a lever of the EU Green Deal: February
The CJEU’s decision on excluding specific in-vitro from the OGM regulation sparked contrasting reactions from multiple associations. The eight-year-long debate’s...
February brings wine announcements
In February, France has made some long-awaited announcements featuring an approval of 160 million € for a cyclical distillation of...
The 6th edition of the Global Food Forum about to kick off
THE 6TH EDITION OF THE GLOBAL FOOD FORUM ABOUT TO KICK OFF Climate, nutrition, energy: European Agriculture on all fronts’...
Certification: dissociating emission reduction and sequestration is an environmental non-sense
The European Commission presented its proposal for a regulation to establish the basis for carbon removals certification by the agricultural...
Fertilisers: a responsible strategy proposed in record time by the Commission
On November 9th, the European Commission presented its proposal for a European strategy on fertilisers. Prepared in record time by...
Farm to fork newsletter: the fertilizer headache
In the midst of the price and energy crisis and the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on the food market,...
Livestok in the EU – Periodic News
The European Commission’s short-term outlook – Autumn 2022 edition – shows that production of meat and dairy products in the...
New genomic techniques: paths open to new legislation, support and risk assessments
Outside the EU, states like Kenya and Ukraine open up to the possibility to have a more flexible legislation around...
The CAP budget is shrinking fast, removing any leverage for Green Deal investment
Following the Commission proposals on a Green Deal and Farm to Fork strategies, we’ve been hearing too often, including from...
New Genomic techniques: Monthly news
NEW GENOMIC TECHNIQUES: MONTHLY NEWS After the informal AgriCouncil in Prague middle of September, EU ministers seemed to be particularly...
EU School food procurement schemes
A more inclusive, educative, and ambitious project Executive summary The school schemes for food procurement are a European initiative in...
JRC analyses on the revision of FIC regulation – Still unanswered questions
On September 9th, 2022, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) -the in-house research department-, has published a few analyses concerning...
A good week for a sustainable use of agricultural ressources in Europe
This week the European Parliament has set two decisive milestones for the sustainable use of natural resources and the mobilisation...
Overview: Destinations of outbound vessels under the UN Black Sea Grain Initiative
In the face of the Ukrainian war and the Russian blockade on Ukraine’s ports, the UN launched the Black Sea...
Livestock in the EU – Periodic News
The Russian-Ukrainian crisis continues to have a strong impact on agricultural markets. Trapped between soaring production costs and declining consumer...
European agriculture: unprecedented crisis call for unprecedented EU reaction.
For almost three years now (since the beginning of the Covid crisis), European agriculture has been dealing with one challenge...
Ukraine: assessment of the UN Black Sea Grain Initiative & EU Solidarity Lanes
The disruption of exports, specially of grain, as a consequence of the outbreak of the Ukrainian war in February 2022...
Vote on deforestation of the ENVI Committee : a positive step forward that can be further improved
Today, the Environment Committee of the European Parliament adopted the report of Mr Hansen on imported deforestation. Farm Europe welcomes...
Event summary – Carbon & Agriculture: certifying sequestration and GHG reduction
Farm Europe & Pluri-Agri have organized an online event on “Carbon & Agriculture: certifying sequestration and GHG reduction” on the...
