THE EU NEEDS TO RAISE TO THE CHALLENGE OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS IN AGRICULTURE MARKETS
The Covid-19 crisis is already impacting agriculture in a number of ways: cross-border flows of agriculture goods face delays, and...
The EU shall not let a helping hand to be bitten
Europe is calling for measures to mitigate the disastrous impact of the COVID-19 and the European biofuels industry is answering...
Informal Agri-Fisheries Council: MAINTAIN THE FOOD SUPPLY & LABOUR FORCE
Although the Council of March 23 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the agriculture ministers of the 27 nevertheless...
BREXIT: With COVID-19 a prolongation of the transition period is a must
Before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic we were working on the hypothesis that the transition period, mostly for UK...
NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE EU BUDGET: NO AGREEMENT ON THE MFF
The month of February was marked by the failure of EU leaders to reach an agreement on the EU’s 2021-2027...
Negotiations on CAP reform: Need for longer CAP transition
Posted on 09/03/202009/03/2020 - Posted by Farm Europe February was marked as follows: Following the work of rapporteur Elsi Katainen,...
NEEW BREEDING TECHNIQUES: European Commission launches a consultation
In February, the European Commission launched a consultation on NBTs as part of a study it wants to finalise by...
Wine sector: Coming into force of the promotion regulations
Posted on 06/03/2020 - Posted by Farm Europe The European Union Regulation for the promotion of EU wine entered into...
EU-UK POST-BREXIT TRADE RELATIONS: KEY ISSUES FOR THE AGRI-FOOD SECTOR
INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to identify the key issues in the post-Brexit EU-UK trade relations, as a...
NEW BREEDING TECHNIQUES: A REGULATORY PROPOSAL IN THE F2F
Posted on 11/02/202011/02/2020 - Posted by Farm Europe The new European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides said that a proposal on...
WINE SECTOR: INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE EU PROMOTION
Posted on 11/02/202011/02/2020 - Posted by Farm Europe This month of January will have seen an increase in expenditure on...
RISKS AND CRISES MANAGEMENT TOOLS: EQUIPMENT THAT IS TOO LITTLE USED
Posted on 10/02/202010/02/2020 - Posted by Farm Europe -In its report unveiled on 5 December 2019, the European Court of...
NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE EU BUDGET: STILL VERY DIVERGENT POSITIONS
Last weeks were notably marked by: In the Member States, a coalition was formed to secure the current levels of...
NEGOTIATIONS ON CAP REFORM: THE TRANSITION IS UNDERWAY
Last weeks were marked as follows: – At EU Council level, delegations (i) broadly approved the idea of a common...
Agri-Fish Council: Green Deal, CAP transitional rules & Joint statement on CAP
Highlights of first Agri-Fish Council under the Croatian Presidency. 1/ Prior to the presentation of the new Presidency’s priorities, the...
TWO SUCCESSIVE BLOWS TO WTO – WHERE DOES THE US-CHINA DEAL AND THE APPELATE BODY PARALYSIS LEAVE THE EU?
The WTO suffered two successive blows: the Appellate Body is paralyzed and the US-China trade deal is a major departure...
TWO SUCCESSIVE BLOWS TO WTO: WHERE DOES THE US-CHINA DEAL AND THE APPELATE BODY PARALYSIS LEAVE THE EU?
The WTO suffered two successive blows: the Appellate Body is paralyzed and the US-China trade deal is a major departure...
AGRI-FISH COUNCIL: FOCUS ON DISCUSSION ON CAP PRESIDENCY’s REPORT & INFO POINTS
In a nutshell: -Views over the progress report on the Post-2020 CAP reform package —> At the opening of this last...
NEW BREEDING TECHNIQUES: THE COUNCIL REQUESTS A STUDY ON THEIR STATUS
In November 2019, the European Council took a formal decision inviting the Commission “to submit, by 30 April 2021 at...
WINE SECTOR: WORLD PRODUCTION HAS FALLEN BY ALMOST 10%.
The last few weeks have been marked by American sanctions that have particularly affected European wine trade. After an initial...
TRADE WARS AND SUPPORT TO FARMERS – TWO DIFFERENT TALES ACCROS THE ATLANTIC
We have written before on the issue, underlining the difference of treatment between farmers in the US and the EU....
“Shaping EU agriculture, rural areas and wealth for the next decades”
PRESS RELEASE GLOBAL FOOD FORUM DEFINES ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN FOR A TRULY EFFICIENT CAP REFORM WITHIN THE GREEN DEAL...
« Time to declare an economic, social and environmental emergency for EU agriculture »
PRESS RELEASETHE 4TH EDITION OF THE GLOBAL FOOD FORUM ABOUT TO KICK OFF « Time to declare an economic, social...
Negotiations for the EU budget: the agreement will wait until 2020
Posted on 25/11/201925/11/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe Whether only three of them meeting in an informal way or all...
Agri-fish Council: Focus on the discussion on post 2020 CAP reform package& Regulations for Cap transitional rules
In a nutshell: -CAP Reform Package —> The Presidency recalled that delegations to the Council in July were mostly in favor...
Negotiations on CAP reform: none of the dossiers could be considered “closed”
Posted on 18/11/201918/11/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe October was marked as follows: On the EU Council side, Ministers reiterated...
Wine sector: US retaliation on the back
1) This month started with the WTO announcement on 2 October over the U.S-EU Airbus subsidies case. The U.S. has...
Potential impact of a proposal of CAP 1st pillar aids based on AWU across the EU
A department reporting to the French Prime minister tabled last week a report proposing to consider a switch from 1st...
Will Eating Good Quality Healthy Food Become a Privilege in Europe ?
“Consumers today want it all: healthy, tasty, convenient, sustainable and affordable food. Sustainability and traceability are key requirements but very...
Agri-Fish Council – Focus on the Discussion on Post 2020 CAP reform package
In a nutshell: —> The Finnish Presidency‘s intention is to pursue the technical discussion & the two forthcoming ‘Agriculture and Fisheries Council’ meetings...
THE US RETALIATION LIST ON THE AIRBUS SUBSIDIES CASE
THE HEAVILY IMPACTED AGRICULTURE SECTOR SHOULD GET MUCH NEEDED HELP The US retaliation list has been published, and as unfortunately...
BREXIT – A LAST CHANCE FOR AN EXIT DEAL?
We are now barely 3 weeks before the (latest) deadline for Brexit, which should concentrate minds, in particular of those...
NEW BREEDING TECHNIQUES: JUMPING GENES & GENE DRIVE UNDER THE LIGHT
Posted on 03/10/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe This month some interesting news that worth more than a look come...
WINE SECTOR: A SMALL BUT QUALITATIVE EU HARVEST
Posted on 03/10/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe First of all a quick look at the 2019 harvest forecasts for...
THE BEGINNING OF A US-EU TRADE WAR?
The “hot autumn” for trade that we predicted in a previous post gets dangerously close, as it would seem the...
How can the EU avoid actually importing deforestation?
The EU is well aware of the situation and is committed to act against it. Just recently the European Commission...
Wine sector: What did we miss during the just ended Summer Break?
Posted on 06/09/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe Here below a quick “catch-up exercise” with latest news and market insights...
New Breeding Techniques *Monthly News* June 2019
Posted on 27/08/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe New Breeding Techniques *Monthly News* Time Period: June 2019 An informal meeting...
Negotiations on CAP reform *Monthly News* June 2019
Posted on 27/08/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe Negotiations on CAP reform *Monthly News* Time period: June 2019 June was...
Negotiations for the EU Budget *Monthly News* June 2019
Posted on 27/08/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe Negotiations for the EU Budget *Monthly News* Time period: June 2019 ...
