Even with a fraught budget deal, sign-off in the European Parliament will not be easy

The Ukraine war, fewer grain routes and high energy costs cloud the picture for late 2026

Andalusia blaze leaves 12 dead and dozens missing

The South American countries can't agree on how to divide exports to the EU

New provisions could leave gene-edited Pinot Noir and Riesling in limbo

European Parliament moves towards lowering tariffs on US products

Concerns over the future use of development funds emerged during budget talks in Brussels last week

British trade minister hinted at a copycat Mercosur deal – but stopped short of confirming plans

MEPs expected to vote on deal in July

Canberra joins growing list of countries embracing EU-style protections

Brussels expects the deal to boost bilateral trade by about 30% over the next decade

French purists have repeatedly stated that it is either "100% apple juice or nothing"

Brazil, for its part, is speeding up its domestic approval process, the ambassador said

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

Farm ministers will seek support for tightening safeguards, changing a deal reached in December

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

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

The most far-reaching change to the measures to protect the EU’s sensitive agricultural sectors is a ‘reciprocity obligation’ on production standards

Booksellers warn 'millions of books risk destruction'

Booksellers warn 'millions of books risk destruction'

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

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

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

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

Microchipping is already mandatory for dogs in most EU countries, but rarely for cats

Travelling to Brussels from Cyprus via connecting flights is challenging and time-consuming, diplomats complain

The vote further bolsters the case for wine products that won't get drinkers drunk

Regional President Carlos Mazón announces his resignation, after a year during which the center right blamed PM Pedro Sánchez and even the national weather service for the disaster.

The thorniest issues were left for the next round of talks, tentatively set for mid-November

"An adequate and reliable funding framework is required," the document seen by Euractiv says

EVP Ribera stressed the need to resolve the technical issue “avoiding opening the regulation and [finding] other alternatives”

EU-US trade statement commits Brussels to address US producers' concerns

The news comes after the Commission concluded trade negotiations with Indonesia, the world's largest exporter of palm oil – a key crop in driving deforestation in the past decades

Follow the 2025 State of the European Union speech with real-time coverage and analysis from Euractiv’s reporters in Strasbourg and Brussels

Agriculture Commissioner Hansen told Euractiv that sectors such as rice and sugar could be excluded from the negotiations

Weeks before the election, the agriculture ministry is moving to claw back subsidies from nearly 90 companies linked to the opposition leader's agri-holding

CAP could fall below €300 billion in next budgetFunds earmarked for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the upcoming seven-year EU budget are currently below €300 billion, according to a draft tab...

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