Agrifood Special CAPitals: Generational renewalon 29/03/24 In 2020, almost one in three farm managers across the EU was 65 years or older. Generational renewal is among the main challenges of European agriculture, and supporting young farmers is one of the most important objectives of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP).
French minister: Agriculture will be national ‘major general interest’on 28/03/24 At the annual congress of the main French farmers' union, Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau outlined in broad strokes the upcoming law on agriculture and took stock of the current and forthcoming national and EU measures in response to farmers' protests.
Member states push for further safeguards against Ukrainian importson 27/03/24 With little time before the expiration of wartime trade benefits granted to Kyiv, and despite the compromise deal reached with the European Parliament last week, a Polish-led coalition of EU countries has succeeded in reopening negotiations to enhance safeguards against market distortions.
What are Geographical Indications and what are they for?on 27/03/24 The EU Council on Tuesday (26 March) formally adopted a revised version of the EU's Geographical Indications (GIs) regulation, which protects the names of products that come from specific regions and have specific qualities and a certain reputation through special labels.
EU unable to approve new gene-editing plans in current mandateon 27/03/24 The approval of much-anticipated legislation loosening the EU’s strict rules on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs), will have to wait until the next legislative mandate, Belgian Agriculture Minister David Clarinval confirmed at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) on Tuesday’s (26 March).
French government refuses to put CETA to parliamentary vote before European electionson 27/03/24 The ratification of CETA, the trade agreement between the EU and Canada, rejected last week by the Senate, will not be submitted to the National Assembly before the European elections, the government has confirmed, so as not to "instrumentalise the debate".
Agri ministers call the Commission to speed up work on animal transporton 27/03/24 European Union agriculture ministers backed on Tuesday (26 March) the European Commission’s initiatives on animal welfare, calling for tougher standards on transport, labelling, and slaughter in the next political mandate.
Ambition and urgency: Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing in the EU [Promoted content]on 27/03/24 The Initiative ‘Boosting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing in the EU’ offers the promise, although not yet the commitment, for biotechnology in the EU at the scale and vision needed for global significance. EuropaBio looks inside and to the future.
Macron may ignore the French Parliament if CETA is rejectedon 26/03/24 With the Senate having just rejected the trade agreement with Canada (CETA) and a new rejection looming in the National Assembly just before the European elections, France could ignore this decision. The opposition is denouncing this as an anti-democratic move.
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