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EU farm lobby warns tractors could return to Brussels streets over CAP budget reform
29 Apr 2025 02:47 GMT
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Farmers, agriculture ministers and MEPs have all … Euractiv.
While he acknowledged that Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski supports farmers’ work … said.
The European Commission’s formal proposal for the EU’s next long …
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European Commission proposes action and added flexibility for disaster-hit farmers in Mayotte
28 Apr 2025 09:02 GMT
In response to the severe impact of Cyclone Chido, the Commission has proposed changes that aim to deliver faster, more flexible support to the outermost regions of Mayotte via adjustments to the EU POSEI programme. The proposed changes give farmers the …
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WTO sounds alarm on global agricultural trade
28 Apr 2025 12:43 GMT
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International trade in agricultural products thrive with stable … a publication by the Agricultural Market Information System showed … . For example, the European Commission decided to impose additional … 10 billion to support agriculture as it faces higher …
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Fermentation Can Futureproof the EU Food System – But Only With Regulatory Reform
28 Apr 2025 11:54 GMT
… recently unveiled Vision for Agriculture and Food sets … food waste by valorising agricultural side streams – … highlight protein diversification; European Agricultural Commissioner Christophe Hansen has since … technologies into the EU’s policy agenda, …
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Europe arms up: New EU funding opens doors for emerging defence firms
28 Apr 2025 08:25 GMT
… from Warsaw, the European Commission has made its … a quiet revolution in EU funding philosophy. Historically … Andrius Kubilius, the Lithuanian European Commissioner for Defence and Space … emerging European defence firms began in adjacent fields—agricultural …
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Three GM maize crops approved by EU Commission for import use
26 Apr 2025 22:42 GMT
These GM maize types passed what the Commission called a ‘comprehensive and stringent’ safety check, covering potential impacts on people, animals and the environment.
The authorisation applies only to imports for food and feed - growing these crops in the …
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Global grain markets under pressure, says AHDB
29 Apr 2025 07:59 GMT
The AHDB has reported a recent decline in both Chicago wheat and Paris milling wheat futures, which were down 3.6% and 0.8% respectively for the seven-day period ending Thursday, April 24.
UK grain prices have also been affected, with May 2025 feed wheat …
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Copa Cogeca seeks meeting with von der Leyen on CAP proposals
29 Apr 2025 07:23 GMT
… concerns over European Commission proposals to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP … farmers and agricultural cooperatives is to seek a meeting with EU Commission President … properly financed.
“Investing in agriculture is not merely financial support …
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Hong Kong – CFS urges public not to consume batch of imported sunflower seed product suspected to be contaminated with aflatoxin
29 Apr 2025 09:34 GMT
… Food and Feed of the European Commission (EU), the above-mentioned product … , and the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization/WHO Expert Committee …
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US declaration of world trade war tests resolve of WTO members
29 Apr 2025 07:32 GMT
… itself complains about subsidies in agriculture. The developing countries complain about … .”
Ignacio García Bercero, a former European Commission trade official and visiting fellow …