Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to introduce own bans on Ukraine grains on 16/09/23
Poland, Slovakia and Hungary announced their own restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports on Friday (15 September) after the European Commission decided not to extend its ban on imports into Ukraine's five EU neighbours. Agrifood Brief: Farm to Fork is dead, long live the strategic dialogue! on 15/09/23
A little more conversation, a little less action please – no, that doesn't come from a bad Elvis impersonator, but from Ursula von der Leyen and describes her new ‘softly, softly’ approach to food system transformation intended to replace the hard-hitting Farm to Fork strategy. Ukraine makes last-minute push for European Commission to lift grain restrictions as deadline looms on 15/09/23
With Poland and other European countries threatening unilateral measures, Ukraine made an 11th-hour appeal to Brussels as a ban on Ukrainian grain imports in five eastern EU countries is set to expire on Friday (15 September). “Ukraine expects the European... Zelenskyy thanks Bulgaria for not extending restrictions on Ukraine food exports on 14/09/23
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday (14 September) he was grateful to Bulgaria for not extending restrictions on Ukrainian grain exports from 15 Septеmber. Commission chief envisages change of tack on EU farming policy on 14/09/23
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave no reassurances on finalising the missing pieces of the EU's flagship sustainable food policy in her annual State of the Union address on Wednesday (13 September), instead proposing a change of course in the current agri-food debate. Highly invasive fire ant reaches Europe, scientists call for urgent action on 14/09/23
Scientists are urging national and EU authorities to take swift action against the rapid spread of the fire ant, a highly invasive species with the potential to cause major health and environmental damage. How the EU Packaging Waste Regulation can jumpstart the European Circular Economy…if done right [Promoted content] on 14/09/23
The European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) can jumpstart the European circular economy and set the standard for managing packaging sustainably. Strikes, blockades: EU’s east blackmails Commission into extending Ukraine import ban on 13/09/23
EU frontline countries bordering Ukraine have threatened drastic measures in the event that the European Commission does not renew its temporary import ban on Ukrainian agricultural goods, including “indefinite” strikes and port blockades as the renewal deadline looms. European Health Forum Gastein 2023: Health systems in crisis [Promoted content] on 13/09/23
Health systems in Europe were facing significant problems pre-COVID, from underfunded primary and social care to workforce shortages and inequities in access to care, while addressing growing challenges such as ageing populations and the rise in non-communicable diseases. The ensuing... EU gives thumbs-up to Italy’s appetite for blue crabs (for now) on 12/09/23
The consumption of blue crabs recommended by Italy’s government members to halt the invasive species’ spread in the Mediterranean complies with the EU food rules, the European Commission confirmed to EURACTIV – but warns the feast may not last for
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