South-Eastern winds fan farmers’ flames on 09/02/24
The EU member states approved the European Commission proposal for a derogation on land set-aside requirements. The measure was part of a package to appease farmers' protests, which however continue in Southern and Eastern Europe. Polish farmers resume national protests against food imports from Ukraine on 09/02/24
Thousands of tractors took to the Polish streets in a huge nationwide demonstration on Friday (9 February) as local farmers, inspired by their colleagues from other EU countries, resumed their protest against the European Green Deal and the imports from Ukraine. Rural areas have long been breeding ground for discontent, says young farmer on 09/02/24
Sustainability measures are necessary but “forcefully” imposed on farmers while other economic sectors - such as tourism - are left untouched, a representative of young farmers in Spain’s Catalonia told Euractiv, warning that the far-right wants to be the voice of neglected rural areas in Europe. The Bio-Revolution, European biosolutions boosting the EU Green Deal on 09/02/24
Europe is on the cusp of a technological revolution. Unlike the Industrial Revolution’s massive factories, the bio-revolution centres around micro-factories. Biosolutions represent the fusion of biology and technology, offering powerful tools to address climate change. Childhood diabetes crisis stalks Europe, more screening urged on 09/02/24
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) predicts a 13% rise in diabetes prevalence in Europe by 2045, with 61 million affected. Europe has the highest incidence of Type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children and adolescents, and the second highest per-person diabetes cost globally, spending €175 billion in 2021. Grinding to a halt, Europe’s fertiliser sector facing ruin by Russia on 09/02/24
Europe’s Herculean efforts to reduce energy reliance on Russia have not been matched when it comes to fertiliser. The European Council’s hesitation to add fertilisers to Russian sanctions is putting Europe’s fertiliser industry at risk of catastrophe. Retailers: Stricter rules for food supply chain will not improve farmers’ situation on 08/02/24
Amid calls from several EU leaders to re-examine the balance of market power in the supply chain, the retailers' association Eurocommerce has called for stricter rules against transnational purchase alliances to be avoided. European Parliament adopts its position on gene-edited plants on 07/02/24
With the clock ticking to reach a deal before the end of the legislature, the European Parliament on Wednesday (7 February) approved its amendments on the new rules for the highly controversial new genomic technologies (NGTs). EU Commission urges MEPs to overcome polarisation in food and agriculture debate on 07/02/24
Maros Šefčovič, the vice-president of the European Commission, outlined on Wednesday (7 February) the work the executive is doing to respond to the challenges facing agriculture as part of a dialogue with food chain stakeholders while calling on MEPs to overcome political polarisation. Spanish PM pledges to strengthen farmers’ power in food chain on 07/02/24
In an attempt to calm farmers' protests, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday promised to strengthen the national food chain law, introduce reciprocity in the conditions for agricultural imports, the so-called "mirror clauses", and simplify the processing of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) subsidies, among other relief measures to avoid what the far-right Vox party described as "the rebellion of the tractors".
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