MEPs want to make it easier for aerial spraying of pesticides, typically by drones, to be authorised by member states, and 15-year licences for approved pesticides, rising to 25 years for renewals.

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The European Commission presented today its long-awaited strategy for the future of livestock as part of a broader Vision for Agriculture and Food. At a time when mounting challenges in agriculture de...

Today, the European Parliament failed to protect farmers, consumers and breeders in its final vote on new GMOs. A majority of MEPs decided to exclude the new generation of GMOs (so-called new genomic ...

Sinn Féin MEPs have strongly criticised new EU proposals that roll back rules around genetically modified crops, and safety assessments for many products. The proposals on ‘New Genomic Techniques’ (NG...

Three former European Commissioners warn that scrapping social protections in pursuit of competitiveness will leave the Union weaker, not stronger.

Today’s release of the ‘One Europe, One Market’ roadmap during the Informal European Council Summit marks another milestone in the EU’s rushed and relentless drive to get rid off the protections that ...

Behind most AI products are thousands of workers who label, annotate, and clean data. Their work is essential but largely precarious and invisible.

Today, the European Parliament approved the US-EU trade deal. This is bad news for Europe’s energy transition and security.

The fragility of the global food system fills me with dread – and the war with Iran has exposed just how close to collapse it is, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

As farmers face increasing economic pressure and rising climate impacts, Big Agri and BigTech corporations are working jointly to sell them a new techno-fix: the digitalisation of farming through plat...

CHRONIQUE. Les avantages vantés par les promoteurs des nouvelles techniques génomiques ressemblent fort à ceux déjà mis en avant il y a trente ans, lors de l’introduction des premiers OGM, observe, da...

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The proposals concerned corporate sustainability due diligence (Omnibus I), the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and countering migrant smuggling.

Google missbraucht seine Monopolstellung und beutet unsere Daten aus. Die EU kann den Konzern zerschlagen und damit unsere Demokratie schützen!

What does Europe look like when independent civil society is silenced, sidelined or slowly starved out of existence? This is not dystopian fiction. It is the logical end-point of a trend already visib...