Agrifood Archives

In today's edition: Biopesticides, bird flu, spirits

EU lawmakers back calls to slash approval times for nature-based pest control, warning long delays are holding back greener farming.

As Brussels prepares to reshape its long-term budget, agriculture bosses fret about shrinking funds, shifting rules, and growing national control.

The deal will scrap or reduce duties on nearly all trade flows, including key agricultural products like Brazilian poultry, Argentinian beef, and Norwegian salmon.

In today's edition: bird flu, seeds, EFTA Mercosur

EU Food Safety Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi said the scope of the Biotech Act remains undecided.

Green MEP calls for EU action as Germany backtracks on pollution controls. 

Brussels is looking into a recent study showing that the herbicide can be linked to an increase in tumour rates in rats, even at doses considered safe under EU rules.

In today's edition: CAP reform, biopesticides, Nature Restoration Law

But European producers warn of the continued threat from cheaper foreign meat.

Nine German Länder call for EU nature law to be scrapped, citing cost and red tape.

In today's edition: MFF, Ukraine, Mercosur, wine and more.

This comes as the Parliament and other EU member states move to ‘defend’ traditional meat names.

There is a broad consensus that the EU needs a more agile budget but the bloc is a heavy machine – and always at risk of taking the path of least friction.

The deal includes safeguard clauses allowing trade restrictions if EU markets – or even individual member states – face disruptions.

Although not transmissible to humans, this animal disease poses a considerable threat to cattle farming.

Romania prolongs its licensing scheme for Ukrainian agri-food imports through 2025, citing farmer protection and national food security concerns.

In today's edition: Mercosur, novel foods, EUDR, chocolate and more.

A draft report by the Parliament’s agriculture committee to support the wine sector goes further than the Commission’s proposal, calling for stronger crisis measures and increased EU funding for producers.

Wiretaps, resignations, and a €415 million fine: Greece reels from a subsidy fraud scandal tied to EU agriculture funds.