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Before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic we were working on the hypothesis that the transition period, mostly for UK political reasons, would only last till the end of the current year. Covid-19 dramatically changes the landscape. Negotiations between the...

The month of February was marked by the failure of EU leaders to reach an agreement on the EU’s 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Charles Michel’s proposal of an overall level of the MFF 2021-2027 at 1.074% was not unanimously...

Posted on 09/03/202009/03/2020 - Posted by Farm Europe February was marked as follows: Following the work of rapporteur Elsi Katainen, the majority of ComAgri MEPs confirmed the need to extend the one-year transition period proposed by the European Commission by...

In February, the European Commission launched a consultation on NBTs as part of a study it wants to finalise by April 2021. In France, the State Council through a decision, considers that NBTs should be subject to the same clauses...

Posted on 06/03/2020 - Posted by Farm Europe The European Union Regulation for the promotion of EU wine entered into force on 3 February. Rising prices continued to drive down wine sales in the USA.In France, winegrowers are asking for...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to identify the key issues in the post-Brexit EU-UK trade relations, as a preliminary step to shape discussions with the Commission and other decision-makers and stakeholders. In previous papers Farm Europe dwelt at...

Posted on 11/02/202011/02/2020 - Posted by Farm Europe The new European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides said that a proposal on the regulation of new breeding techniques (NBTs) in plants could be included in the next “Farm to fork” Strategy. At...

Posted on 11/02/202011/02/2020 - Posted by Farm Europe This month of January will have seen an increase in expenditure on wine promotion by the Member States, as well as a declaration by the American and European wine trade calling for...

Posted on 10/02/202010/02/2020 - Posted by Farm Europe -In its report unveiled on 5 December 2019, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) found that although EU agricultural risk management measures have partially achieved their objectives, implementation has been weak and...

Last weeks were notably marked by: In the Member States, a coalition was formed to secure the current levels of the Cohesion Fund in the next MFF. Within the Council, (i) the Finnish Presidency revealed the figures in the MFF negotiating box,...

Last weeks were marked as follows: – At EU Council level, delegations (i) broadly approved the idea of a common % for both CAP pillars for expenditure on climate and environmental measures, while refusing for the time being to determine...

Highlights of  first Agri-Fish Council under the Croatian Presidency. 1/ Prior to the presentation of the new Presidency’s priorities, the Council adopted the European Parliament’s position (PE 1195/19) on financial discipline from 2021 and flexibility between pillars for the year...

The WTO suffered two successive blows: the Appellate Body is paralyzed and the US-China trade deal is a major departure from trade multilateral rules. The impact might not be immediately felt, but it is potentially huge. The Appellate Body is...

The WTO suffered two successive blows: the Appellate Body is paralyzed and the US-China trade deal is a major departure from trade multilateral rules. The impact might not be immediately felt, but it is potentially huge. The Appellate Body is...

In a nutshell: -Views over the progress report on the Post-2020 CAP reform package —>  At the opening of this last round of Council meetings under the Finnish Presidency, the Finnish Minister specified that this progress report on the reform was...

In November 2019, the European Council took a formal decision inviting the Commission “to submit, by 30 April 2021 at the latest, a study in the light of the judgment of the Court of Justice concerning the status of new...

The last few weeks have been marked by American sanctions that have particularly affected European wine trade. After an initial wave of surcharges, the US Bureau of Commerce announced its intention to tax European sparkling wine.World wine production, according to...

We have written before on the issue, underlining the difference of treatment between farmers in the US and the EU. In the US farmers were twice compensated for the losses that accrue from the trade war with China. In the...

PRESS RELEASE GLOBAL FOOD FORUM DEFINES ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN FOR A TRULY EFFICIENT CAP REFORM WITHIN THE GREEN DEAL “Shaping EU agriculture, rural areas and wealth for the next decades” Brussels, 10 December 2019 – The 4th edition of...

PRESS RELEASETHE 4TH EDITION OF THE GLOBAL FOOD FORUM ABOUT TO KICK OFF « Time to declare an economic, social and environmental emergency for EU agriculture » Brussels, 2 December 2019 – The fourth edition of the Global Food Forum...

Posted on 25/11/201925/11/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe Whether only three of them meeting in an informal way or all gathered in the Council of the EU, the majority of the agriculture ministers of the Member States continue to plead...

In a nutshell: -CAP Reform Package  —>  The Presidency recalled that delegations to the Council in July were mostly in favor of an increased environmental and climate ambition, accompanied by sufficient funding, a reduced administrative burden for all and a sufficiently...

Posted on 18/11/201918/11/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe  October was marked as follows: On the EU Council side, Ministers reiterated that none of the reform dossiers could be considered “closed” to date. On Parliament’s side, the Conference of Presidents has...

1) This month started with the WTO announcement on 2 October over the U.S-EU Airbus subsidies case. The U.S. has been given the right to request a total amount of $7.5 billion (annually) equal to 6.9 billion euro incountermeasures with...

Last week the European Commission published its first proposal for the CAP transitional provisions

A department reporting to the French Prime minister tabled last week a report proposing to consider a switch from 1st pillar aids per ha to a payment per AWU (and eventually the remaining part of the 1st pillar budget per ha). It...

“Consumers today want it all: healthy, tasty, convenient, sustainable and affordable food. Sustainability and traceability are key requirements but very few shoppers are ready to pay a premium for these new benefits. People switch brands and products for sustainability and...

In a nutshell: —> The Finnish Presidency‘s intention is to pursue the technical discussion & the two forthcoming ‘Agriculture and Fisheries Council’ meetings in November and December to discuss the higher environmental ambition of the CAP and the New Delivery Model. Furthermore, the Presidency...

THE HEAVILY IMPACTED AGRICULTURE SECTOR SHOULD GET MUCH NEEDED HELP The US retaliation list has been published, and as unfortunately I had anticipated it is loaded against EU agriculture exports to the US. Although the dispute is on aircraft subsidies,...

We are now barely 3 weeks before the (latest) deadline for Brexit, which should concentrate minds, in particular of those with political responsibilities, on how best to unlock a reasonable solution. The new element is the latest UK proposal, which...

Posted on 03/10/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe This month some interesting news that worth more than a look come from both EU & U.S. recent research results and polls. Researchers from Cambridge University highlighted the capacity of transposons, better...

Posted on 03/10/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe First of all a quick look at the 2019 harvest forecasts for main EU wine producers: extreme weather conditions of last summer had a huge impact, notably for Italy, where a decline...

A AGRO.GES faz uma análise da viabilidade económica das empresas agrícolas fazendo

The “hot autumn” for trade that we predicted in a previous post gets dangerously close, as it would seem the US got the WTO final green light to apply sanctions to EU exports, on the Airbus subsidies case. The EU...

The EU is well aware of the situation and is committed to act against it. Just recently the European Commission has published its Communication “on stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests”, in which it calls...

Posted on 06/09/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe Here below a quick “catch-up exercise” with latest news and market insights from the wine sector. First of all, on 1 July 2019 the full text of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement (reached on...

Posted on 27/08/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe New Breeding Techniques *Monthly News* Time Period: June 2019   An informal meeting of EU Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries was held at the beginning of this month in Romania. Among the main...

Posted on 27/08/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe Negotiations on CAP reform *Monthly News* Time period: June 2019  June was marked as follows: At the informal summit in Sibiu on 3 and 4 June, the Romanian Presidency of the Council...

Posted on 27/08/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe Negotiations for the EU Budget *Monthly News* Time period: June 2019     The last “balance sheet” of the discussions for the future Multiannual Financial Framework was presented to the European Affairs...

Posted on 26/08/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe Wine sector: Policy & Regulatory framework *Monthly News* Time Period: May 2019 This month, the main highlights for the wine sector at EU and global level range from further reflections and thoughts on...