The Commission has pushed for conditionality and safeguards to avoid a Mercosur scenario

Half of funded projects lacked innovation, and a third had no farm link

Italy, Spain and Poland are reshaping the bloc’s food export balance

The US ambassadors in France, Belgium, Poland and Denmark have courted controversy

A little, but not much. Certainly not enough to make them cheaper than meat substitutes.

Some drone pollinators, lighter than a paperclip, could help support hives

Touted as the greenest yet, the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics have left locals unconvinced

Australia is a major meat exporter with surging exports, though the EU remains a marginal destination

His departure is the first senior resignation linked to the widening investigation

The policy is part of the new food safety simplification package

Producers say that the current limits don’t apply to today’s fast-growing animals

The first CAP simplification package followed a wave of farmer protests across the EU and was deemed politically urgent by the Commission

MEPs are divided along fault lines that are not simply left and right

If approved, the transitional deal will ease market access for plants obtained with techniques more sophisticated than those used for GMOs

“It’s not about withdrawing this one,” Bernhuber said. “It’s really only about making changes.”

The Agriculture Ministry calls the rule “unnecessary bureaucracy” – though it takes just five hours a year to complete.

Talks with between the EU and Ukraine formally kicked off on 2 June, an EU official said, are ongoing “almost daily,” and both sides want to reach a new agreement by July.

A draft version of the Life Sciences Strategy, set to be published on 2 July, states that the upcoming Biotech Act will address the EU’s novel food regulation.

Final negotiations collapse as Parliament accuses EU Council and Commission of sidelining its position on sustainability, labelling, and patents.

Final negotiations collapse as Parliament accuses EU Council and Commission of sidelining its position on sustainability, labelling, and patents.

Originating from rocks used in phosphate fertilisers, cadmium is a carcinogenic heavy metal that accumulates in soil and crops through agricultural use, making food the main source of human exposure.

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In their position, member states back the term ‘low alcohol’ over the EU executive’s proposed ‘alcohol-light’, and call for a greater share of public funds to be allocated to promotion.

Copa and Cogeca warned that farmers were prepared to hit the streets over budgetary concerns. "If we need it, we are ready (...) I have the tractor at home," said Copa's chief.

The latest CAP simplification proposal, seen by Euractiv, is another nail in the coffin of the Green Deal.

The latest CAP simplification proposal, seen by Euractiv, is another nail in the coffin of the Green Deal.

The latest CAP simplification proposal, seen by Euractiv, is another nail in the coffin of the Green Deal.

The EU poultry producers' association AVEC said the restrictions would hit the 300,000 tonnes of poultry meat  – mostly chicken breast  – that Brazil exports every year to the European bloc.

"It turns out that we don't have enough,” the Russian leader said this week of national potato stocks.

AGRI MEPs also cast doubt on the Commission’s ability to deliver “a coherent and technical sound proposal within this timeframe."

In a joint declaration obtained by Euractiv, the ministers reject the Commission's plans to merge CAP and other policies funds.

French agriculture fears resurface as Brazil pushes to finalise the EU-Mercosur deal.