Drought has left Europe hunting for millions more tons of corn just as Russia chokes off Ukraine’s cheapest route to market, creating an unlikely opening for the American farm belt.

The rupture of Law and Justice is strengthening hardline parties that oppose Ukraine’s EU membership and may hold the key to Poland’s next government.

In the breadbasket of the world, people on the front lines can’t access food without the help of U.N. convoys outrunning Russian drones.

The EU’s plan to support livestock farmers recasts a climate problem as a strategic asset.

With Europe desperate to fund defense and compete with China, farm subsidies should be an obvious place for cuts. But no one wants the tractors back.

As the EU tries to crack down on settler violence, dates, tahini and oranges from the West Bank are entering the EU with a “Made in Israel” label.

The U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals pledge, among other things, to eradicate poverty, ensure access to clean energy, and end the epidemics of infectious diseases like Ebola by 2030.

Europe spent nearly half a century working to bring the aquatic avian species back from the brink of extinction. Now it wants it shot.

Brussels’ plan, due Tuesday, bets on manure. The fast tools that could have helped farmers were too politically toxic to touch.

Caretaker minister Ivan Hristanov livestreamed police raids and surfaced schemes worth hundreds of millions. The incoming government, elected on a similar anti-corruption pledge, faces its first test.

“Severe hunger has doubled, and famine has been declared in two places. The same countries are caught in a devastating cycle of hunger — fueled by conflict and compounded by inadequate funding,” says food aid chief Cindy McCain.

Warsaw’s legal challenge is unlikely to derail the trade deal. But it might get the opposition off the government’s back.

Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi’s job looks secure, thanks to EU traditions and positive reviews from colleagues.

Europe lost the race for the U.N.’s top food job to China in 2019. Now it’s trying again. Just one problem: it can’t agree on a nominee.

Celebrities and catwalks suggest a revival. Inside the EU, officials are weighing whether the industry should survive at all.

NGO ClientEarth asked to see documents about a controversial pesticide approval, which the EU executive refused.

Citizens petitioned for a ban, but Animal Welfare Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi is poised to opt for tougher standards, per a draft seen by POLITICO.

Poland’s prime minister warns domestic Euroskeptic forces are emboldened by allies from Moscow to America’s MAGA movement.

The accord is controversial because it hasn’t yet been officially blessed by the European Parliament.

A POLITICO examination maps the quieter pillar of Andrej Babiš’s empire and the regulatory blind spots that surround it.

The U.N. World Food Programme’s executive director, who suffered a mild stroke last year, will leave her post in three months as the agency battles deep funding cuts and record global hunger.

A leaked document is reviving fears of conflicts of interest in both Prague and Brussels

From exile in Hungary, Zbigniew Ziobro defends his record, while prosecutors in Warsaw press on with cases against him.

By using asylum to block extradition, Budapest is testing whether EU law can still be enforced between member states.

As Ursula von der Leyen prepares to sign the Mercosur deal, its opponents still plan legal action against it.

As Ursula von der Leyen prepares to sign the Mercosur deal, its opponents still plan legal action against it.

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

A majority of EU member countries on Friday voted in favor of signing the long-awaited agreement.

Capitals have rushed to claim credit for a €45 billion gift to growers ahead of a Mercosur vote, but farm lobbyists are less convinced.

Brussels needs Rome’s support by Friday to secure a majority for the EU’s landmark trade agreement with South America.

Declaration offering reassurances on budget money for farmers could sway Italy back into the “yes” camp.

A domestic power struggle in Warsaw is spilling onto the global stage — undermining Poland’s diplomatic heft.

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A senior EU diplomat warns that another delay could kill the Latin American trade deal after 25 years of talks.

As EU countries sign off on a sweeping overhaul of plant rules, heritage growers warn tiny operators could get buried in bureaucracy meant for big industry.

Once one of the West’s strongest voices on Ukraine, Warsaw is now fighting just to get into the room.

An MEP’s crusade for naming restrictions on non-meat foods expands to ‘liver’ and ‘ham’ — but national governments aren’t buying it.

Poland’s counter-drone plan fits the narrow niche its industry can deliver, while most of its massive rearmament still relies on foreign kit.

A fringe amendment to protect meaty vocabulary has become a test of Europe’s loyalty to tradition and its waning appetite for food innovation.

Previously ignored, two far-right lawmakers could end an impasse on gene-edited plants.

The Commission wouldn’t rule out taking the countries to court for banning Ukrainian imports just as the EU’s updated deal with Kyiv takes effect.

Europe’s animal welfare overhaul is on life support. Denmark’s farm minister thinks he can still revive it — one compromise at a time.

A Slovak liberal quietly steered one of the last surviving environmental files to the finish line.

Sejm zdecydowaną większością głosów przyjął zakaz hodowli zwierząt na futra. Projekt trafi teraz do Senatu, a następnie - na biurko prezydenta Karola Nawrockieg