The European Commission president sets out the EU executive's keenly awaited political programme in Strasbourg

Pigs are next on the list, according to a draft EU livestock strategy seen by Euractiv

Hansen also told Euractiv the food sector will be included in revamped public procurement rules

The new government has appointed a minister for nature and animal welfare instead

Early fires in the Netherlands and Czechia offered a first test of EU emergency coordination

The proposal combines tougher residue limits with added flexibility

Politics and growing trade tensions have made it even harder for the European Commission to meet its 2020 pledge

The move is likely to prove controversial among anti-Mercosur sectors and EU countries critical of the deal

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

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

Farm minister Annie Genevard is calling for “general mobilisation”

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

The official said Mercosur countries would also need to ratify the deal and notify the EU accordingly

The winners, the losers and the hurdles ahead of the biggest EU trade deal ever 

Italy, the kingmaker in reaching the required majority, ultimately backed the deal

A written procedure will reveal whether supporters can secure a majority for the Mercosur trade deal

The Commission is trying to make the controversial deal more palatable to farm ministers

French, Irish and Polish farmers will take to the streets to oppose the signing of the trade deal on Sunday

Italy and France have been pushing the Commission to grant more concessions on the agricultural policy budget

Ursula von der Leyen had hoped to sign the agreement in Brazil this week

"No one should have to worry," said Sweden’s prime minister Ulf Kristersson

The EU’s 'simplification' drive is turning into a bonanza for corporate lobbyists

Move aims to curb dominance of foreign supermarket chains

The changes come as Brussels enters a period of heightened political tension over efforts to finalise the EU-Mercosur trade deal, which many see as a potential driver of Amazon deforestation

The policy is part of the new food safety simplification package

MEPs view the move as a top-down intervention by Metsola, a leading EPP figure whose group largely backs the deal

Brussels told Budapest that the ban would breach EU law and disrupt the single market

Ruling says only spirits meeting the legal definition can carry the gin label

Left-wing MEPs have tabled a motion asking the EU Court of Justice to rule on whether the deal complies with EU law

Findings carry EU-wide relevance as Brussels tightens rules on these insecticides

If granted, AGRI’s involvement could slow and complicate the negotiations

The EU's CO2 levy would be the 'final blow' for French cereal producers, lobby group AGPB argues

Rift between Green and EPP co-rapporteurs puts EU animal welfare reform back in question

A victory at the polls would further expand both his political power and his business influence