Internacional
Estonia outlines Council Presidency agriculture priorities
The incoming Estonian Presidency of the Council has revealed its priorities for the EU’s agriculture sector during its upcoming six-month term as Council President, […]
EESC calls to preserve EU model of agriculture and family farming in CAP reform
In an opinion adopted late last week (June 1), the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) called for preservation of the EU model of agriculture and family farming under the forthcoming review of the CAP, […]
El Comité de las Regiones plantea un mejor reparto de fondos de la PAC tras 2020
La Comisión de Recursos Naturales (NAT) del Comité de las Regiones ha aprobado un dictamen sobre “La PAC después de 2020”, […]
Agriculture, environment MEPs set out positions on new EU fertiliser rules
Agriculture and environment MEPs have set out their wishes with respect to proposed new rules on organic and waste-based fertilisers, ahead of negotiations with the other Parliament committees working on the file. […]
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, […]
