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 27 May 2015 The European Commission approved on 26 May a further 24 Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) aimed at improving the competitiveness of the EU farming sector,…
— last modified 13 April 2015 New EU rules for a new scheme of authorisations for vine plantings, allowing for a yearly limited expansion in the EU’s wine area, were…
— last modified 26 March 2015 The EU milk quota regime comes to an end on 31 March, 2015. First introduced in 1984 at a time when EU production far…
— last modified 19 November 2014 The European Commission on 18 November confirmed its intention to adopt a EUR 28m support package for milk producers in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.…
— last modified 30 September 2014 The European Commission adopted on 30 September a new programme for emergency market measures for perishable fruit & vegetables in the wake of the…
— last modified 04 September 2014 On August 7, 2014, Russia announced the introduction of an import ban, applicable from August 8, on certain meat, dairy, fruit, vegetable and processed…
