Plants and genes, the unfinished business in the run-up to EU elections on 05/04/24
As the clock ticks down to the last plenary session of the European Parliament (EP) in April and the EU elections in June, it is becoming increasingly clear which laws will not see the light of day before the end of the legislative term. Belgium’s health authority endorses new gene-editing rules, clashing with French opinion on 04/04/24
Belgium's national health agency has endorsed a European Commission proposal to loosen rules on gene-editing techniques, underscoring its potential to improve sustainability in agriculture in a report published on 21 March. Shift towards animal-testing free chemicals regulation is progressing [Promoted content] [Advocacy Lab Content] on 04/04/24
To move ahead on the path to replace animal tests for ensuring safety of chemicals, we need progress in science, better knowledge and close collaboration between scientists, regulators, industry and other stakeholders. New French agricultural law puts food sovereignty on an equal footing with environmental protections on 03/04/24
The draft law on agricultural sovereignty and the renewal of generations in agriculture, presented to the government on Wednesday (3 April), makes sovereignty a "structuring" element of public policy, on a par with the environment. EU countries provide billions of euros in aid to agri-food sector amid farmer protests on 03/04/24
European Union member states have spent billions of euros supporting agricultural and food industries over the past two years, following a temporary relaxation of the bloc's state aid rules to help businesses cope with the impact of Russia's war in Ukraine. EU says bird flu ‘spillover’ is unlikely but stricter surveillance recommended on 03/04/24
After a case of transmission from cattle to a dairy worker in the US, the risk of infection for humans remains low but vigilance must stay high, the European Commission and EU agencies on health and food safety told Euractiv. Dolly’s revenge, European Commission proposes to drop wolves’ protection status [Advocacy Lab Content] on 02/04/24
The European Commission’s proposal to drop wolves’ protection status under the Bern Convention from ‘strictly protected species’ to ‘protected species’ came as a blow to conservation advocates fighting the magnus malus lupus' corner in Europe. Agrifood Special CAPitals: Generational renewal on 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. Concern over Commission’s relaxing of environmental requirements for farmers on 28/03/24
On this episode of our daily Today in the EU podcast we break down the concerns expressed regarding the European Commission’s decision to loosen the environmental requirements.
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