| As June's European elections approach, legislative work in Brussels is winding down, with the European Parliament and EU countries holding several trilogues this week to finalise agreements before the EU-wide vote, leading to a series of policy announcements. The European Parliament and Council have agreed a provisional deal on “historic” legislation aimed at ensuring greater transparency and public oversight of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rating agencies, Thomas Moller-Nielsen has the story. The EU Commission backtracked on agricultural emissions cuts, offering a less ambitious approach to food systems than expected, Maria Simon Arboleas writes, and on top of this, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has decided to withdraw the Sustainable Use Regulation, which aimed to halve the use of pesticides by 2030. The EU’s 2040 climate target plan, presented by the European Commission on Tuesday, argues for a 90% cut in emissions compared to 1990, four months before European elections and with the bloc reeling from a farmer revolt against green reforms. However, farmers' protests are merely the symptom of a deeper malaise facilitated by the “proliferation of rules”, Dutch scientist and writer Louise Fresco told Angelo Di Mambro, criticising von der Leyen’s strategic dialogue with NGOs and agrifood stakeholders. Meanwhile, the European Parliament and Council have agreed on a provisional deal on “historic” legislation aimed at ensuring greater transparency and public oversight of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rating agencies, Thomas Moller-Nielsen has the story. Despite an initial agreement, Germany will abstain on an EU transport bill due to opposition from the liberal FDP party, thus blocking proposed CO2 standards for trucks, as representatives of EU countries aimed to vote on the issue on Wednesday, an industry source told Euractiv. At the same time, in Turkey, the government is scrambling to prove it has fulfilled promises to re-home victims of a devastating earthquake from February 2023. Aurélie Pugnet went to the field for an in-depth report. France's prime minister Gabriel Attal has warned against the risks of a French EU exit if the far-right wins big at the polls, as overwhelming data shows the negative impacts of Brexit on the UK—an analytical piece by Théo Bourgery-Gonse. | 