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Brussels aims for price transparency in food chain
After bans on unfair trading practices and better producer cooperation, the EU Commission made proposals Wednesday for greater transparency in the way prices ... last modified 24 May 2019, 13:46 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU proposes to extend rules on industrial emissions
The European Commission presented proposals Tuesday to update the Industrial Emissions Directive, to advance progress towards 'a zero-pollution, competitive, ... last modified 05 April 2022, 22:34 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Russian pork ban illegal, WTO confirms
Russia's 2014 import ban on live pigs, pork and other pig products from the European Union violates international trade rules, the World Trade organization's ... last modified 27 February 2017, 22:25 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
CAP not halting biodiversity loss in farming: EU auditors
The common agricultural policy has not been effective in reversing a decades-long decline in biodiversity and intensive farming remains a main cause of ... last modified 08 June 2020, 23:26 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Commission considers backing new GM crop despite gaps in its safety testing
According to media reports, the European Commission could back the cultivation of a new genetically modified (GM) crop in Europe, despite concerns by EU ... last modified 31 October 2013, 12:15 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Organic Wine rules - guide
New EU rules for “organic wine” have been agreed in the Standing Committee on Organic Farming (SCOF), and will be published in the Official Journal in the ... last modified 08 February 2012, 22:55 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Agriculture companies
Agriculture companies in Europe last modified 23 October 2012, 19:06 CET — filed under: — Relevance: 1%
EU set for new rules for organic farming
The EU Council adopted new EU rules on organic production and the labelling of organic products Wednesday, with a view to encouraging and simplifying ... last modified 25 May 2018, 10:40 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Further support measures for agricultural and food sectors
The European Commission published on 4 May its latest package of exceptional measures to support the agricultural and food sectors most affected by the ... last modified 05 May 2020, 00:25 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Green Paper on promoting the tastes of Europe
The European Commission has today launched a debate on the future of promotion and information schemes for EU agricultural products. With the publication of a ... last modified 14 July 2011, 23:19 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU Parliament agriculture committee backs factory farming, Greenpeace
Members of the European Parliament’s agriculture committee voted today for the EU to continue subsidising Europe's most environmentally destructive factory ... last modified 02 April 2019, 18:01 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
EU action on pesticides has made limited progress: auditors
The EU offers few incentives for farmers to reduce their dependency to pesticides, and has been unable to substantially reduce and control risks associated to ... last modified 11 February 2020, 00:57 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Agri-food trade report 2015: EU is world's top exporter
The EU confirmed its position as number one agri-food exporter worldwide as agri-food exports reached EUR 129 billion in 2015 - more than 7 per cent of all ... last modified 14 July 2016, 22:40 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
New report shows urgent need to eliminate bee-killer pesticides in Europe
Greenpeace has released a comprehensive scientific review of the factors that put pollinators and agriculture in Europe at risk. The study highlights the ... last modified 11 April 2013, 22:54 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Farm to Fork – sustainable food needs commitment of everyone in the supply chain
The European Parliament agriculture and environment committees are today finalising their joint report on the Farm to Fork strategy. EuroCommerce ... last modified 09 September 2021, 18:34 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
U.S. now EU's main supplier of soyabeans
The U.S. has become Europe's main supplier of soyabeans, reaching a 52% share compared to 25% in in the same period last year, according to figures published ... last modified 21 September 2018, 00:17 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs want drastic cut in use of chemical pesticides
A European Parliament committee voted Tuesday to ensure sustainable pesticides use and reduce the use and risk of all chemical pesticides by at least 50 per ... last modified 24 October 2023, 23:32 CET — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Growing number of EU governments oppose re-approval of glyphosate
Amid mounting political and public opposition to glyphosate - a controversial and widely used weedkiller - representatives of European governments have again ... last modified 25 October 2017, 14:04 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
EU votes to extend trade support for Ukraine
The European Parliament and EU Council reached provisional agreement Wednesday on extending trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s ... last modified 20 March 2024, 23:35 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs set out plan to save Europe's bees
The EU needs a long-term strategy to rebuild the bee population, the EU Parliament said Thursday calling for more investment in protecting bee health, fighting ... last modified 01 March 2018, 23:41 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Time to stop the cultivation of genetically engineered maize MON810
As several documents from Monsanto, the EU Commission and European Food Safety Authority EFSA show, cultivation of genetically engineered maize MON810 does not ... last modified 30 April 2015, 13:24 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Extreme weather won't affect crop output: JRC report
The European Commission says cereal production in 2010 will be close to the average recorded since 2005. According to a report drafted by the Joint Research ... last modified 11 August 2010, 10:53 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Crop yield forecasts for Europe 2010
Total cereal production in 2010 should be close to the average from the last five years. While the yield per hectare will be 5% above average, overall ... last modified 11 August 2010, 13:07 CET — filed under: — Relevance: 1%
ECHA's Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) agrees to maintain the current harmonised classification of glyphosate as a substance causing serious eye damage and ... last modified 15 March 2017, 23:43 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs demand phasing out of glyphosate weedkiller
The European Parliament voted Tuesday for immediate restrictions on the use of controversial glyphosate-based herbicides, leading to a full ban on use of the ... last modified 25 October 2017, 23:04 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
EU Parliament must choose family farms over factory farms, Greenpeace
A giant squealing pig in a cage greeted members of the European Parliament today in Brussels, ahead of a crucial vote on the future of farming in Europe. last modified 01 April 2019, 16:36 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs block watering down of measures to protect bees
The European Parliament sent an EU regulation to protect bees from harmful pesticides back to the drawing board Wednesday, when MEPs blocked a move by EU ... last modified 24 October 2019, 22:07 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU moves to allay public concern over food safety studies
The EU Parliament and the Council reached provisional agreement Monday night on draft rules to ensure the EU risk assessment procedure for food safety is more ... last modified 12 February 2019, 19:13 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU report shows it's time to rethink trade deals that drive industrial farming, Greenpeace
The EU should rethink international trade deals that drive industrial farming, said Greenpeace, following the release of an EU report highlighting the negative ... last modified 18 November 2016, 00:24 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU unveils green makeover for food and farming
The European Commission took steps towards sustainable biodiversity, food and farming policies Wednesday, as it published its long-awaited 'farm to fork' ... last modified 27 May 2020, 23:55 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
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Waste framework directive - microplastic pollution - agriculture situation and Ukraine - Multilateral Investment Court

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