New genomic techniques: EU postpones NGTs proposal
While Italy granted its approval on May 30th for field testing NGTs for experimental purposes, and the upcoming Spanish EC...
Are anti-erosion measures fair play for farmers in Wallonia?
In response to criticisms related to the complexity of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and its disconnection from reality, the...
NGTs: last steps within the EC before moving forward
The EC’s February positioning over the regulation on NGTs triggered contrasting reactions across European Countries and different sectors. Scientists believe...
Cell-based products : Novel Food Regulation is not fit for purpose
Prior to any step forward at EU level on cellular food products a serious work should be launched to identify...
Mercosur: EU farmers would be exposed to more unfair competition
The draft Protocol proposed by the European Commission doesn’t provide answer to the actual environment and climate concerns on the...
European farmers urge action and investments
The first couple of months of 2023 had to face the consequences of the on-going invasion of Ukraine by Russia,...
New Genomic Techniques: England Moves Forward
The EC’s February positioning over the regulation on NGTs triggered contrasting reactions across European Countries and different sectors. Scientists believe...
Ukraine: Black Sea Grain Initiative, European solidarity lanes and market dynamics – Situation as of end-March 2023
The Russian unlawful attack on Ukraine in February 2022 and the following blockade of Ukrainian ports have severely affected...
UK Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act
While the EU is waiting for the European Commission to publish its proposal on the legal framework for new genomic techniques (NGTs)...
European Milk and School Fruit and Vegetables Programmes
The school schemes for food procurement are a European initiative whose aim is to improve the quality and the variety...
NGTs as a lever of the EU Green Deal: February
The CJEU’s decision on excluding specific in-vitro from the OGM regulation sparked contrasting reactions from multiple associations. The eight-year-long debate’s...
February brings wine announcements
In February, France has made some long-awaited announcements featuring an approval of 160 million € for a cyclical distillation of...
The 6th edition of the Global Food Forum about to kick off
THE 6TH EDITION OF THE GLOBAL FOOD FORUM ABOUT TO KICK OFF Climate, nutrition, energy: European Agriculture on all fronts’...
Certification: dissociating emission reduction and sequestration is an environmental non-sense
The European Commission presented its proposal for a regulation to establish the basis for carbon removals certification by the agricultural...
Fertilisers: a responsible strategy proposed in record time by the Commission
On November 9th, the European Commission presented its proposal for a European strategy on fertilisers. Prepared in record time by...
Farm to fork newsletter: the fertilizer headache
In the midst of the price and energy crisis and the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on the food market,...
Livestok in the EU – Periodic News
The European Commission’s short-term outlook – Autumn 2022 edition – shows that production of meat and dairy products in the...
New genomic techniques: paths open to new legislation, support and risk assessments
Outside the EU, states like Kenya and Ukraine open up to the possibility to have a more flexible legislation around...
The CAP budget is shrinking fast, removing any leverage for Green Deal investment
Following the Commission proposals on a Green Deal and Farm to Fork strategies, we’ve been hearing too often, including from...
New Genomic techniques: Monthly news
NEW GENOMIC TECHNIQUES: MONTHLY NEWS After the informal AgriCouncil in Prague middle of September, EU ministers seemed to be particularly...
EU School food procurement schemes
A more inclusive, educative, and ambitious project Executive summary The school schemes for food procurement are a European initiative in...
JRC analyses on the revision of FIC regulation – Still unanswered questions
On September 9th, 2022, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) -the in-house research department-, has published a few analyses concerning...
A good week for a sustainable use of agricultural ressources in Europe
This week the European Parliament has set two decisive milestones for the sustainable use of natural resources and the mobilisation...
Overview: Destinations of outbound vessels under the UN Black Sea Grain Initiative
In the face of the Ukrainian war and the Russian blockade on Ukraine’s ports, the UN launched the Black Sea...
Livestock in the EU – Periodic News
The Russian-Ukrainian crisis continues to have a strong impact on agricultural markets. Trapped between soaring production costs and declining consumer...
European agriculture: unprecedented crisis call for unprecedented EU reaction.
For almost three years now (since the beginning of the Covid crisis), European agriculture has been dealing with one challenge...
Ukraine: assessment of the UN Black Sea Grain Initiative & EU Solidarity Lanes
The disruption of exports, specially of grain, as a consequence of the outbreak of the Ukrainian war in February 2022...
Vote on deforestation of the ENVI Committee : a positive step forward that can be further improved
Today, the Environment Committee of the European Parliament adopted the report of Mr Hansen on imported deforestation. Farm Europe welcomes...
Event summary – Carbon & Agriculture: certifying sequestration and GHG reduction
Farm Europe & Pluri-Agri have organized an online event on “Carbon & Agriculture: certifying sequestration and GHG reduction” on the...
Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand – Where is the gain for the EU?
The European Commission has recently announced a renewed push to conclude the negotiations of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with...
Future of Europe : a forward looking vision from EU Citizens for sustainable food systems.
After one year of activities, the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) reached its conclusions on the recommendations on...
Nutrient profiles: EFSA cautiously avoids to give an opinion on the Nutriscore
The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) released its scientific opinion on the guidelines for nutrient profiling, i.e., “the classification of food based...
Biofuels: going beyond preconceived and false ideas
Joe Biden just decided a few days ago to increase the blending of biofuels in the United States to step...
IPCC: Managing agricultural trade-offs – key to successful climate transition.
At a time when the European Union’s new food strategy – the Farm to Fork Strategy – is divisive, the...
The Farm to fork: in need of a new political consensus
Despite the Covid crises, the war developing in Ukraine and the fears of food shortages in Europe and neighbours’ countries,...
European Nutrition: which tools for the right policy?
The purpose of this study is to open the debate on the European state of art on the nutritional and...
Food Security: Back at the top of the European political agenda
Like peace, food security has long been taken for granted in Europe. The violence of the war on the borders...
Spain: CAP Strategic Plan 2023-27
Strategic priorities Spain proposes a CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 that “aims at the sustainable development of agriculture, food and rural...
The Commission should revise its Farm to Fork & Biodiversity Strategies
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought war back to European soil, and its dramatic consequences are unfolding under our...
Summary description of a H2020 field-scale experiment
Farm Europe is involved in a Horizon 2020 research program, called ‘Plastic in Agricultural Production: Impacts, Life-cycle and LONg-term Sustainability’...
