Commission unveils new package exempting small farms from environmental controls on 15/03/24
The Commission presented on Friday (15 March) its simplification package to reduce the administrative burden of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), loosening some environmental requirements and allowing more flexibility for the member states in the implementation of the policy. EU to introduce measures to tackle surge in Russian grain imports on 15/03/24
The European Commission announced today (15 March) that it will unveil measures to address the surge in imports of Russian agricultural products, particularly cereals, into the EU. A summit of rural anger? on 15/03/24
After months of protests in Europe’s cities and roads, and an unexpected political foothold in the conclusions of the European Council on 1 February, farmers will be back on the agenda of the EU leaders at the summit on 21 and 22 March. EU needs an ambitious Bio Act, says MEP Weiss [Advocacy Lab Content] on 15/03/24
Europe needs a Bio Act according to MEP Pernille Weiss (EPP). Weiss and other expert speakers at the European High-Level Summit on Biosolutions said failing to develop an effective biosolutions framework will lead to a stifling of innovation and growth. Commission says new rules on animal welfare postponed in name of strategic dialogue on 14/03/24
After tabling just a small part of the promised overhaul of legislation on animal welfare, the Commission told the European Parliament plenary on Thursday (14 March) that a revision must rely on a strategic dialogue with stakeholders. EU environment chief to address anti-deforestation law concerns on South America tour on 14/03/24
The EU’s Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius is touring Paraguay, Bolivia, and Ecuador this week to address concerns related to the implementation of the world’s first ban on deforestation-linked products, a measure criticised as protectionist by some of the bloc’s trade partners. EU citizens care about animal welfare, but why is this not being translated into political action? [Promoted content] on 14/03/24
Animal welfare is one of those rare issues that is neither left nor right. Across the political spectrum and irrespective of nationality, you’ll always find politicians who care about the plight of animals; it is certainly not the exclusive domain of the Greens and the Left. France passes law to protect farmers against ‘townie’ complaints on 14/03/24
On Tuesday (12 March), the French Senate approved a law protecting farmers against growing complaints from new rural residents about the nuisance caused by farm activities, such as the crowing of cockerels in the morning or the smell of manure. EU Parliament approves farmer-backed amendments on trade benefits for Ukraine on 14/03/24
The European Parliament adopted changes to the regulation for prolonging trade liberalisation measures with Kyiv, backing EU farmers' demands and overthrowing the prior vote in the trade committee that rejected the amendments. EU lawmakers call for ban on low-priced Russian grains imports on 13/03/24
MEPs resoundingly backed the idea of a ban on agri-food imports, namely cereals, coming from Russia to the EU in a debate held on Tuesday (12 March), highlighting the potential role of such trade in financing the war against Ukraine.
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