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European elections: What do voters want? What do candidates promise?

Watch episode 19 of Euronews' guide on the European elections, taking place from June 6 to 9.

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Dairy farmers protest in Brussels over low price of milk

About a hundred farmers protested in front of European Union institutions, calling for a law on the price of dairy products

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Communities in Portugal’s drought-prone Algarve region take water management into their own hands

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Water, an essential natural resource to life on earth, is under threat. Water scarcity and insecurity, driven largely by climate change, have become critical issues worldwide, further exacerbated by inefficiencies in water use and management.

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Can you have a climate-neutral profit-making dairy farm?

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The Farm Zero C project in Ireland aims to slash greenhouse gas emissions and still make a profit. Can it be done?

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Green News

Swarms of flies in Spain could be due to climate change

Climate conditions and farming practices may be creating the perfect breeding ground for the insects to multiply.

Green News

Polish farmers stage sit-in at parliament as protests continue

An influx of grain from Ukraine has compounded existing grievances against what farmers describe as punitive environmental regulations from Brussels.

Climate

Redirect farming subsidies from meat for climate's sake, World Bank says

EU member states and other high-income countries should shift subsidies from emissions-heavy ‘wasteful’ foods like red meat towards greener fruit and veg, according to the World Bank.

Europe News

Record approval of farming reform raises legal, climate concerns

Faced with the roar of protesting farmers, the European Parliament has stripped down agricultural rules in record time – but some worry MEPs have been too hasty.

Green News

Green MEPs warn about ‘attack’ on environmental policies

Gains for right-wing politicians at the upcoming European elections could mean the end for the EU's Green Deal.

Green News

Parliament reinforces support for GMO deregulation

Backers of a new generation of genetically modified crops have urged governments to support the new technology after the EUropean Parliament restated its support.

Green News

Belgium issues ultimatum over energy tax reform

A revision of a law setting minimum levies for fuels and electricity promised to bring an end to the era of tax-free energy for airlines and ship operators, but reform has been stalled for years, with EU governments unable to agree on how to update the 20-year-old Energy Taxation Directive.

Climate

Climate hazards pose risk for 70% of the world’s workers, report warns

Numerous health conditions from cancer to pesticide poisoning have been linked to climate change.

Italy

Thousands of farmers protest 'Made in Italy' labelling

Thousands of yellow-clad agriculture workers demonstrated on a major highway.

Nature

Euroviews. Amid rampant deforestation, the EU must safeguard its ‘green jewel’

The EU was widely lauded for its pioneering anti-deforestation law. Now, although new data just found that global forest loss is still rampant, some EU countries are trying to sabotage it before it’s even been implemented, Julia Christian writes.

Living

Organic farms increase pesticide use in nearby fields, study suggests

Are organic farms ‘pest hot spots’? Study investigates rise in pesticide use in neighbouring fields.

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Protecting nature and controlling big tech

Farmers' protest and the postponement of the vote on the Nature Restoration Law showed, this week, how the European Green Deal can be a target of misunderstanding and contestation.

Europe News

EU policies jeopardise food independence, say 50% in poll

European voters are as unhappy as farmers with the bloc’s protection of agriculture, accounting the largest slice of the EU budget.

Europe News

Ukraine 'not fully satisfied' with new EU deal on grain, says minister

Ukraine is "not fully satisfied" with the latest grain deal agreed by EU countries but can make it work, says the country's agriculture minister.

Green News

Farmers throw beets and set hay alight at protests in Brussels

Police used tear gas and water cannons to keep the violence at bay as the entryway to a subway station was set alight.

Climate

‘A catastrophe’: Farmers and hotels are battling for water in Spain

As Catalonia's water restrictions hit farmers the hardest, the tourism industry’s efforts to save itself could cause friction.