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- Cloned bulls and the implications of CETA
- Research conducted by Testbiotech has shown that cows and their offspring stemming from cloned bulls are registered in a professional breeders database in the ... — last modified 10 February 2017, 11:50 CET — filed under: Environment, Agriculture, Trade — Relevance: 1%
- MEPs give final go-ahead for EU farm reform
- The European Parliament gave the final green light Tuesday to reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, with the reformed version aiming to be greener, ... — last modified 25 November 2021, 21:46 CET — filed under: Headline2, Agriculture, European Parliament — Relevance: 1%
- EU signs geographical indications deal with China
- The EU and China signed a bilateral agreement Monday to protect 100 European Geographical Indications in China and 100 Chinese GIs in the European Union ... — last modified 14 September 2020, 23:52 CET — filed under: Trade, Food & Drink, China, Headline1, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Biodiversity on the brink: environment ministers back down on greening farming
- urope’s Environment Ministers met yesterday in Brussels with three of Europe’s, and the world’s, most pressing environmental challenges on the agenda – ... — last modified 20 December 2011, 18:27 CET — filed under: Environment, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Brussels authorises imports of GMOs for food and animal feed
- The European Commission authorised on Friday the use of a genetically modified maize, and renewed the authorisation of two genetically modified oilseed rapes, ... — last modified 26 January 2024, 22:47 CET — filed under: Environment, Food & Drink, Headline1, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- EU quest for food security begins with research
- The Scientific Advisory Board for the new EU Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change held its maiden meeting in ... — last modified 14 June 2010, 22:53 CET — filed under: Food & Drink, Research & Technology, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Food facility – EU rapid response to soaring food prices in developing countries
- In order to provide a rapid EU response to soaring food prices in developing countries, a Regulation establishing a 'Food Facility' was adopted by the ... — last modified 15 June 2010, 18:44 CET — filed under: Development, Food & Drink, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Genetically engineered maize: risks not under control - Companies disregarding EU regulation
- The EU Commission wants to allow the cultivation of genetically engineered maize before the growing season 2017 starts. Three variants of transgenic maize ... — last modified 24 November 2016, 16:39 CET — filed under: Environment, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- First Citizens’ Initiative inspired by the Lisbon Treaty delivered to the European Commission
- Today, Avaaz and Greenpeace delivered the first ever Citizens’ Initiative inspired by the Lisbon Treaty to Health Commissioner John Dalli. Since December 2009, ... — last modified 10 December 2010, 00:35 CET — filed under: Environment, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- EU adopts stringent residue limits for pesticides to protect pollinators
- The EU continued its battle to address pollinator decline Thursday with new rules on pesticides which will, once applicable, lower the maximum residues levels ... — last modified 08 February 2023, 22:20 CET — filed under: Food & Drink, Environment, Chemicals, Health, Headline2, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- European Parliament backs biodiversity over pesticides
- Today the European Parliament agreed with the European Commission that agricultural land dedicated to the preservation of biodiversity must not be treated with ... — last modified 14 June 2017, 23:34 CET — filed under: Environment, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Actions to boost organic production - guide
- The European Commission presented on 25 March an Action Plan for the development of organic production. Its overall aim is to boost the production and ... — last modified 25 March 2021, 22:08 CET — filed under: Environment, Food & Drink, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Rural Development Programmes boost to EU farming sector
- 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 27 May 2015, 22:58 CET — filed under: Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Final review of the Séralini et al. (2012a) publication on a 2-year rodent feeding study with glyphosate formulations and GM maize NK603 as published online on 19 September 2012 in Food and Chemical Toxicology
- Serious defects in the design and methodology of a paper by Séralini et al. mean it does not meet acceptable scientific standards and there is no need to ... — last modified 28 November 2012, 16:58 CET — filed under: Environment, Food & Drink, Agriculture, Health — Relevance: 1%
- European Community Animal Health Policy 2007-13
- The European Commission adopted on 19 September 2007 a Communication setting out the EU's animal health strategy for 2007-13. The Communication provides the ... — last modified 19 September 2007, 12:16 CET — filed under: Health, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Avian influenza portfolio
- Collected risk assessments, technical guidance to public health authorities and advice to the general public. — last modified 01 May 2007, 15:44 CET — filed under: Health, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Avian influenza in the EU
- Avian influenza or bird flu is a highly contagious viral disease which primarily affects birds. The European Commission has stepped up preventive measures ... — last modified 04 February 2007, 00:34 CET — filed under: Environment, Consumer, Agriculture, Food & Drink, Health — Relevance: 1%
- EU pesticide review programme
- The European Commission made today an important step forward in its efforts to ensure improved protection of human health and the environment, as it completed ... — last modified 18 March 2009, 23:27 CET — filed under: Food & Drink, Consumer, Agriculture, Health — Relevance: 1%
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
- The European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), established in 2005, is an EU agency with the aim of strengthening Europe's defences against ... — last modified 18 November 2014, 23:17 CET — filed under: Food & Drink, Health, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Preparing against a pandemic in the EU
- A report prepared for the European Commission by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and published today, concludes that the EU and ... — last modified 22 February 2007, 16:36 CET — filed under: Environment, Consumer, Agriculture, Food & Drink, Health — Relevance: 1%
- Human swine influenza A(H1N1) - briefing
- Swine influenza (swine flu) is an acute viral infection of the respiratory tract in pigs caused by type A influenza virus. The mortality rate is low in pigs ... — last modified 27 April 2009, 18:45 CET — filed under: Health, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Agriculture and Fisheries Council
- The Agriculture and Fisheries Council is, together with the General Affairs and External Relations Council and the Ecofin Council, one of the Council's oldest ... — last modified 25 September 2009, 23:04 CET — filed under: Council of Ministers, Agriculture, European Council, Fisheries — Relevance: 1%
- Control of TSEs (including BSE and scrapie)
- Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) are a family of diseases occurring in man and animals and are characterised by a degeneration of brain ... — last modified 17 January 2017, 00:24 CET — filed under: Food & Drink, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- U.S. lifts ban on imports of French beef
- The United States has lifted a ban on imports of beef from France, representing another step on the reopening of a market which has been closed since the 1990s ... — last modified 17 January 2017, 18:56 CET — filed under: Food & Drink, Headline2, Agriculture, USA — Relevance: 1%
- Euro-MPs urge tightening of animal welfare rules
- More frequent inspections and tougher penalties will be needed to enforce the next EU Animal Welfare Action Plan, says a resolution adopted by the European ... — last modified 05 May 2010, 22:49 CET — filed under: EU Law, Agriculture, animal, European Parliament, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Water crisis: NGO coalition calls for new EU Climate and Water Resilience Law
- A coalition of six NGOs is asking for a new "EU Climate and Water Resilience Law" that prioritises restoring and protecting freshwater ecosystems to ensure ... — last modified 26 October 2023, 18:41 CET — filed under: Environment, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Common agricultural policy reform after 2014 - main elements
- More emphasis on environmental protection, mandatory top-ups for young farmers in all member states, stronger farmers' organisations and less red tape when ... — last modified 27 June 2013, 17:15 CET — filed under: Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Delegated acts of CAP reform: main elements
- The European Commission adopted on 13 March the first package of delegated acts for the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) aiming at making the CAP ... — last modified 13 March 2014, 22:10 CET — filed under: Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- What future for our food system? - EU consults
- The European Commission has put out a consultation asking for opinions about the European food production and consumption system. With some 89 million tons of ... — last modified 18 July 2013, 13:28 CET — filed under: Environment, Food & Drink, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- MEPs vote on the future of factory farms
- On 2 April, MEPs on the European Parliament's agriculture committee will weigh in on a European Commission plan to reform the EU’s common agricultural policy. — last modified 29 March 2019, 00:23 CET — filed under: Agriculture — Relevance: 1%