Farmers and activists call for greener agricultural policies during pre-election demonstration on 01/06/24
Environmental groups and farmers called for a transition to a sustainable agri-food system, climate action, and the approval of the stalled nature restoration law during a modest demonstration in Brussels on Saturday (1 June). Indigenous groups warn of continued deforestation in Malaysia, as EU law nears on 31/05/24
Representatives of Malaysia’s indigenous peoples, along with climate and human rights NGOs, urged the European Commission to involve civil society in discussions about the EU’s anti-deforestation regulation (EUDR) during a visit to Brussels this week. Do we need a biofuel police? on 31/05/24
At the transport and energy Council yesterday (30 May), France, Germany and the Netherlands called the European Commission to launch controls in 3rd countries to reinforce the mesures against the import of fraudulent biofuels. Improve pig welfare standards, demand animal rights advocates [Advocacy Lab Content] on 31/05/24
Pig producers across the EU should deliver higher welfare standards than the EU Pig Directive currently requires, say activists who are now calling for better practices and additional measures to ensure pig welfare. Commission moves ahead with simplification measures for farmers on 30/05/24
On Thursday (30 May), the EU executive made it easier to exempt farmers from the requirements to receive subsidies in case of exceptional weather events, and will next week propose relaxing the obligation to use geo-tagged photos for control purposes. EU hits Russian grain imports with tariff hike, countries call for further restrictions on 30/05/24
European Union countries have greenlighted a sharp increase in tariffs on Russian and Belarusian grain in a move aimed at halting imports of these products to the 27-member bloc on Thursday (30 May). NGO calls on EU to ban fast-growing chicken breeds on 30/05/24
Fast-growing broilers must be banned in the European Union for animal welfare reasons, the NGO Eurogroup for Animals said, while representatives of European poultry producers countered that this would necessarily lead to higher prices for consumers and environmental problems. EU cereal producers face impact from reduced toxin limits, warns MEP on 29/05/24
The reduction of the maximum level allowed for mycotoxins in cereals, substances produced by fungi that can harm human health if consumed in sufficient quantities, could cost European cereal producers dearly, warned French European Parliament (MEP) Anne Sander. After protests German farmers remain ‘very dissatisfied’ with federal government on 29/05/24
January farmers' rallies in Germany marked the beginning of European demonstrations, but while they have largely ebbed away, growers remain unsatisfied with how the national government works. Labour shortage, landmines plague Ukraine’s family farms, warns report on 29/05/24
Smallholder farmers in Ukraine continue to grapple with the impact of the Russian invasion, facing damaged infrastructure, lack of veterinary services and drugs, increased production costs and landmine contamination, according to a report from humanitarian charity Mercy Corps.
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