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MEPs shoot down Commission plan to ban pesticides on EFAs
MEPs have voted down the European Commission’s proposal to ban pesticides on so-called Ecological Focus Areas (EFAs) under the ‘greening’ provisions of the CAP. […]
New EU rules for fruit and vegetable sector set to enter into force
New rules for the EU’s fruit and vegetable sector are set to enter into force in seven days, after being entered into the EU’s Official Journal. […]
USDA faces ‘significant cuts’ under Trump administration budget proposal
The budget proposal, released on Tuesday (May 23) setsthe USDA budget at US$137 billion for the 2018 fiscal year, down by around 8%from the current level, […]
DG Agri and DG Environment to set up joint task force on water
The European Commission’s agriculture and environment units are to establish a joint task force on water and have also asked the EU Joint Research Centre to establish a ‘Knowledge Hub’ to make existing water data available across the EU. […]
Commission paper proposes CAP transition to ‘agro-ecological principles’
Commissioners Phil Hogan and Karmenu Vella presented a joint ‘staff working document’ on water in agriculture during the informal Council of EU farm ministers in Malta this week (May 22-23), […]
Member states working towards compromise on EU organic rules
New EU organic sector legislation will likely contain no EU-wide threshold for decertification, sources have told Agra Europe at the Informal Council of Agricultural Ministers in Malta. […]
Sessão do Colégio de Comissários: Autorização do glifosato
No dia 16 de Maio, no plenário do colégio de comissários, foi lançada uma questão sobre a autorização do glifosato.
Commissioners to unveil proposal on EU food supply chain regulation in June
EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan will next month co-present to MEPs a proposal on fairer regulation of the bloc’s food supply chain. […]
Glyphosate : une nouvelle autorisation fait déjà réagir
Selon les eurodéputés socialistes français Eric Andrieu et belge Marc Tarabella, la Commission européenne s’apprêterait à proposer au mois de juin un renouvellement d’autorisation du principe actif controversé du Roundup. […]
Commission to launch call for three new EIP-AGRI focus groups in June
The European Commission will be launching a call for experts for three new European Innovation Programme (EIP) agriculture focus groups this coming June, bringing the total number of such groups to 31.
ComEnvi adopts resolutions against GM maize and cotton imports
The EU Parliament environment committee (ComEnvi) has adopted two resolutions opposing plans from the EU Commission to authorise imports containing an herbicide resistant genetically modified (GM) maize and cotton.
Germany provided nearly 50% of responses to CAP consultation
Nearly half of the responses to the European Commission’s recently concluded public consultation on modernising and simplifying the Common Agricultural Policy came from Germany.
Simplification de la Pac La commission agriculture du Parlement européen adopte le règlement « Omnibus »
Le règlement Omnibus voté par la commission agriculture du Parlement européen envisage d’assouplir les critères imposés pour les outils de gestion des risques, […]
EU Parliament Agri Committee votes through controversial resolution on CAP reform
The European Parliament’s Agricultural Committee (ComAgri) has voted through a controversial draft opinion on changing CAP rules that introduces bargaining organisations for farmers and softens greening requirements.
La CE recibe más de 320.000 respuestas a la consulta pública de la PAC
Tras el cierre del período de 12 semanas de consulta pública sobre modernización y simplificación de la Política Agrícola Común en la medianoche del 2 de mayo de 2017, […]
El GIS pide que la innovación tenga más peso en la reforma de la PAC
El Grupo de Innovación Sostenible para el Sector Alimentario (GIS), foro de trabajo que promueve la innovación práctica aplicada a la agroalimentación, […]
EU-Canada CETA entry into force expected in June
Canada is expected to ratify the EU-Canada Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) this month, meaning that the trade deal would provisionally enter into force in June. […]
EU farm lobby unveils position paper on post-2020 CAP
As a three-month consultation on EU agriculture policy draws to a close, umbrella EU farm lobby Copa Cogeca has finalised its position on the future CAP – calling for simpler rules, […]
Sur les reseaux sociaux la manque d’eau inquiete les agriculteurs
Les semis des cultures de printemps se déroulent dans la poussière en ce mois d’avril comme en témoignent les photos postées par les agriculteurs sur les réseaux sociaux. […]
Commission weighs glyphosate re-authorisation of 10, 15 years
The European Commission will next week debate the merits of re-authorising the world’s most widely used herbicide, glyphosate, for a period of either 10 or 15 years. […]
