Latest Agriculture news from the European Union.
No Patents on Seeds! have published a representative survey conducted in five EU member states, i.e. France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland. The results clearly show that around 80 percent of EU citizens reject the idea of granting patents on living organisms, e.g. patents on plants or animals.
— last modified 26 March 2014 The European Commission has published new proposals for a new Regulation on organic production and the labelling of organic products. Consumer and producer concerns…
— last modified 13 March 2014 The European Commission adopted on 13 March the first package of delegated acts for the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) aiming at…
— last modified 21 November 2013 The European Commission has presented a draft reform of the information and promotion policy for European agricultural and food products. The new promotion policy,…
— last modified 27 June 2013 More emphasis on environmental protection, mandatory top-ups for young farmers in all member states, stronger farmers’ organisations and less red tape when spending EU…
— last modified 04 March 2013 This study, financed by the European Commission, was carried out by AND International. The conclusions, recommendations and opinions presented in this report reflect the…
— last modified 26 February 2013 A total of 414 million of EU agricultural policy funds unduly spent by EU Member States is being claimed back by the European Commission…
