Agrifood Brief: A topsy-turvy Parliament on 20/10/23
The lawmaking process on health, agriculture, and food safety at the European Parliament could be turned upside down starting from the next legislative term, according to a leaked internal document obtained by Euractiv. MEPs push for a new target on sales of low-risk, biological pesticides on 20/10/23
European Parliament's political groups envisage a more active role for the EU executive in favouring the uptake of low-risk alternatives to chemical pesticides, according to a preparatory document seen by Euractiv. EU lawmaker: Commission should not fear ‘power struggle’ with China on fisheries on 19/10/23
The EU executive should not fear embarking on a "power struggle" with China to ensure good fishing practices, the chair of the European Parliament's fisheries committee Pierre Karleskind told Euractiv in an interview. To tackle biofuel fraud, Ireland takes matters into its own hands on 19/10/23
The Irish government has confirmed it will set up a working group to ensure the sustainability of biofuels used in the country, as concerns grow that tainted fuels are entering the EU market. EU countries seek to scrap national pesticide reduction targets on 17/10/23
A coalition of 11 EU countries has proposed to scrap national targets in the EU's proposal to halve the use and risk of pesticides by 2030, which could now work its way into the Council’s official position as part of inter-institutional talks. Leaked Commission agenda sounds death knell for missing Farm to Fork files on 16/10/23
A leaked version of the European Commission’s work programme for 2024 lists none of the remaining EU sustainable food files, seemingly confirming stakeholders’ worst fears that these proposals will not see the light of day before next June's EU elections. Agrifood Brief: Comi-what-ogy? on 13/10/23
Each month, hundreds of technical processes slip quietly under the radar, decided behind closed doors committee meetings in a process shrouded in mystery known as comitology. Glyphosate’s fate still hanging after inconclusive EU vote on 13/10/23
EU countries did not meet the required qualified majority to approve the European Commission's proposed 10-year extension for the use of the contentious herbicide glyphosate, with the next crucial vote to be held in the first half of November. Germany readies to make shooting wolves easier on 12/10/23
To cool down the “overheated” debate on the protection of wolves, Germany’s Green Environment Minister Steffi Lemke has presented a proposal to make the shooting of wolves that killed livestock easier within existing EU law. ‘Dear Ursula’: EU Commission chief invited to visit Nordic forests ahead of election year on 12/10/23
In a show of diplomatic strength, the prime ministers of Sweden and Finland have invited EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen to visit their country's forests and refrain from overburdening the sector ahead of an election year.
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