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French farmers’ union boss wants Timmermans-style agriculture commissioneron 27/05/24 Arnaud Rousseau, the head of France's largest farmers' union, is delighted to see food sovereignty taking centre stage in the political debate, and calls for the appointment of a Commissioner for Agriculture who would also be Vice-President of the Commission. Agrifood Special CAPitals Brief: the rules against unfair trade practiceson 24/05/24 Our tour of the EU this time focuses on unfair trade practices (UTPs) in the food supply chain, such as late payments or sales below production costs. Austrian farm minister pushes for quick adoption of proposal to lower wolf’s protection statuson 24/05/24 Austrian diplomats will present a note pushing for quick adoption of the proposal to lower the protection status of wolves at a Council meeting on Monday (27 May) but EU countries are split on the issue, with a group of capitals calling for more data on the level of threat posed by the species. EU countries fail again to find agreement on gene edited plants patentson 24/05/24 Despite the presentation of a new compromise text from the Belgian presidency, national experts could not find an agreement to unblock one of the agrifood unfinished dossier of the legislature. Commission suggests incentives to reduce dependency on protein in animal feedon 24/05/24 EU specific support to oilseeds production and a joint public-private effort in research are key elements to increase the supply of EU-made proteins for animal feed, the bloc's executive recommended in a study published today (24 May). Stakeholders and NGOs mount pressure on Commission on anti-deforestation rules implementation on 23/05/24 Food and agriculture stakeholders are asking the European Commission to finalise the details of the EU's deforestation regulation while a group of agriculture ministers seek a postponement, a move opposed by NGOs and ruled out by the Commission for now. EU Commission fines US confectionery giant Mondelez €337.5 millionon 23/05/24 The European Commission fined US confectionary giant Mondelez €337.5 million on Thursday (23 May) for engaging in anti-competitive behaviour which inflated food prices and exacerbated the cost of living crisis across the EU. EU’s strategic dialogue on agriculture halfway through but still far from conclusionson 23/05/24 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's initiative to tackle polarisation in the agricultural sector is expected to reach its conclusions by September, but sources close to the talks told Euractiv that stakeholders are still not close to defining concrete agreements. Belgian EU presidency seeks to break stalemate on gene edited plants patentson 22/05/24 In a compromise text seen by Euractiv, which will be discussed until Thursday (23 May), the Belgian presidency of the EU Council aims to overcome the main obstacle for EU countries to reach a common position on the controversial rules on last-generation biotech crops. French government scraps organic farming targets from agri law under discussionon 22/05/24 The first article of the national agricultural orientation law has been voted through French parliament, removing the targets of 15% of farmland for organic agriculture and 8% for legumes.
