Canberra’s change of heart is the result of its free trade agreement with the European Union, concluded on March 24, 2026 but still requiring final touches and ratification

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Without this form of fertiliser, crops will not produce yields on which the world’s population depends, leaving people starving.

Europe’s farmers are a minority. You wouldn’t know it from the political power they wield.

I am not an expert in nutrition and, if I am honest, I have been sceptical of the significance of occasional health-related claims such as the claimed link between red meat and cancer. But that there ...

Commission President von der Leyen sent a letter to the Cypriot Presidency of the Council and to the President of the European Parliament yesterday 6 January 2026, in which she proposed to make additi...

The New Year 2026 will see negotiations on the EU’s next medium-term budget step up in gear. Many Member States have called to set a deadline of end 2026 to agree on the next Multi-annual Financial Fr...

'Mirroring': The scope and limitations of EU trade agreements and autonomous actions

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This briefing provides initial reflections on whether they provide the mechanisms and scale of funding needed to drive progress to meeting the EU’s sustainability objectives and targets for the coming...

Trade aspects of the Strategic Dialogue on the future of the EU agriculture and the impact of trade on the competitiveness and sustainability of European agriculture

Climate related risks are a significant source of uncertainty for agricultural production, farm resilience, and the broader bioeconomy value chain. There is growing evidence that climate change is inc...

Climate related risks are a significant source of uncertainty for agricultural production, farm resilience, and the broader bioeconomy value chain. There is growing evidence that climate change is…

Democratic legitimacy of the GMO authorisation procedure

The governance of nitrogen fertiliser markets in the European Union has long been shaped by a fundamental and persistent tension between the competing interests of farmers and domestic fertiliser prod...

Nitrogen is a critical input to agricultural production. In the EU, approximately half of this nutrient is supplied from organic livestock-derived sources while the other half comes from mineral nitro...

That the US now intends to impose additional tariffs of 25% on EU exports (along with those of other countries) is now stated US policy following remarks President Trump made at his first cabinet meet...

The Commission Communication on The road to the next multiannual financial framework published in February 2025 put forward several proposals for the reform of the MFF structure prior to the formal le...

After the war in Ukraine, hundreds of thousands of hectares will have to be surveyed and demined and countless craters will have to be refilled. A recent study by Wageningen University & Research…

University Publications

Carlsberg Group has partnered with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B) to launch Sowing Change, a report outlining six actionable recommendations to…

This book presents the European Common Agricultural Policy by tracing its crucial stages from its conception to the present days

The recommendation by Lee Zeldin, the agency's administrator, could upend existing and future regulations on climate change.

That the US now intends to impose additional tariffs of 25% on EU exports (along with those of other countries) is now stated US policy following remarks President Trump made at his first cabinet…

Radosław Sikorski: Ukraine is not a "project", UN General Assembly, New York 24.02.2025@RadoslawSikorski Radosław Sikorski: Ukraina to nie "project", Zgromad...

Alisa Spiegel, Claudia Heidecke, Jens Rommel, Alan Matthews; Unravelling Complexity of Policies for Climate Change Mitigation in Agriculture, Q Open, , qoa

Generational renewal in farming is a big topic in Brussels right now. It is likely to feature heavily in the Vision for Agriculture and Food that the Commission is expected to publish shortly in…

Farmer protests in various cities around Europe have captured headlines in the early months of 2024. Although seemingly initiated by a random series of country-specific issues, they have converged aro...

After several turbulent years, farmers and land managers have had to adapt to new CAP rules and make adjustments along the way. Now, they are being called to look ahead and shape the future of the…

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We are pleased to welcome this guest post by Pieter Zwaan. Dr. Pieter Zwaan is a Senior Research Fellow at the EU & Global Affairs Unit of the Clingendael Institute and an Assistant Professor Public…

Ratification scenarios for the EU Mercosur agreement

Adapting the EU budget to make it fit for the purpose of future enlargements