Today, the European Commission proposed an exceptional measure funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) to allow...

EFSA and ECDC have updated their assessment, published in April 2022, of the multi-country outbreak of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium infections...

The EU has a sizeable livestock population: there were 142 million pigs, 76 million bovine animals, 60 million sheep and...

What’s the difference between a ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ date on my food labels? Are there food hygiene rules...

€29 million loan from the EIB for investments dedicated to expanding significantly the existing production capacity in Estonia The new...

Today, the European Commission published a study examining how the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2014-20 contributed to improving animal welfare...

The consultations carried out by EFSA and ECHA on the draft assessments of glyphosate attracted an unprecedented number of comments,...

The total value of EU agri-food trade reached a value of €28.3 billion in January 2022, a 25% increase compared...

The number of farmers receiving advice and having access to training in the EU increased in the period 2014-2020 compared...

Between 2011 and 2020, sales of pesticides in the EU remained relatively stable with the total volume sold annually fluctuating...

China is the world’s largest e-commerce market, with agri-food sales through e-commerce estimated to be worth just under € 82...

EFSA is looking for organisations that can develop and deliver training courses on scientific topics within the remit of EFSA....

Intakes of energy, saturated fats, sodium and added sugars/free sugars are too high in Europe, so reducing them would help...

A UE renovou hoje, durante a Conferência «O Nosso Oceano» (Our Ocean), realizada em Palau, os seus compromissos em prol da...

Today, the Commission proposed a legislative amendment to the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund 2014–20 (EMFF), which would allow for additional...

Chocolate products made by a company in its Belgium establishment have been identified as the source of a multi-country outbreak...

An outbreak caused by monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium is rapidly evolving in seven EU/EEA countries and the United Kingdom (UK). As...

A Comissão apresentou hoje propostas para atualizar e modernizar a Diretiva Emissões Industriais, que constitui uma legislação fundamental em matéria de prevenção e controlo...

Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine has significantly disturbed global agricultural markets. This has created more uncertainty regarding the future availability...

On 31 March 2022, the Commission sent observation letters relating to the first 19 proposed CAP strategic plans, which were...

Today, the European Commission adopted its proposal to review the geographical indications (GIs) system for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural...

In the EU, not all land is owned by the farmer working it. Many farmers rent their land, as either...

A Comissão Europeia adotou hoje a sua proposta de revisão do sistema de indicações geográficas (IG) para o vinho, as bebidas espirituosas...

The Commission is presenting today a package of European Green Deal proposals to make sustainable products the norm in the...

EFSA’s latest annual report on pesticide residues in food covers more than 88,000 food samples collected in the European Union...

Today, the European Commission published a synthesis study assessing the success of the POSEI and SAI schemes in reaching their...

Antibiotic resistance in Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria is still high, says a report released today by the European Centre for...

O crescimento do setor da agricultura, aquicultura e alimentação biológicas contribui grandemente para reduzir a utilização de fertilizantes químicos, pesticidas...

A Comissão decidiu hoje ativar novas medidas de crise para apoiar os setores das pescas e da aquicultura no contexto...

In 2021, the value of trade (imports plus exports) of agricultural goods between the EU and the rest of the...

Today, Eurostat releases a new interactive visualisation tool showing statistics relevant for the European Green Deal, which is one of...

The European Commission adopted rural development programmes (IPARD) under the instrument for pre-accession assistance for Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia and...

The total value of EU agri-food trade reached a record €328.1 billion in 2021, a 7% increase year on year....

In light of the dire food security situation and high food prices, after two years of COVID-19 pandemic and the...

A Comissão Europeia apresentou hoje uma série de ações a curto e médio prazo para reforçar a segurança alimentar a...

O que está a Comissão a fazer para garantir a segurança alimentar na Ucrânia? A Comissão propôs um programa de...

Today, the European Commission published a study assessing the impact of LEADER on territorial development. It concluded that LEADER effectively developed solutions...

The European Commission published on 14 March 2022 the results of the pilot study entitled “Restructuring of the honey bee...

The EU is the world's second biggest producer of pork and the biggest exporter of pork and pork products. As...

EFSA is expanding its linguistic diversity by offering five additional official languages of the European Union (EU) – Greek, Dutch,...