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EU countries seal hard-line deal on Ukrainian grain

Member states sealed on Wednesday evening a crucial deal to extend free trade with Ukraine until June 2025.

Europe News

Ministers mollify farmers with simpler CAP rules

Agriculture ministers rubberstamped fresh measures to reduce administrative burden on farmers, aiming to address imbalances in the food supply chain as a next step in addressing protests.

Economy

Climate change is turning up the heat on inflation, according to study

Rising temperatures and extreme weather events are expected to have a global impact on agriculture.

Belgium

More farmers protests cause disuption in Brussels

The farmers' protests are ongoing, despite the EU relaxing its demands.

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Eco-Innovation

Could old coffee grounds help clean up contaminated water?

An estimated six million tonnes of coffee grounds are discarded annually. What if they could be put to good use?

Europe News

Brussels proposes steep EU tariffs on Russian grain

The European Commission has proposed a steep increase in tariffs on Russian grain that comes into the bloc's common market.

Climate

Easter egg prices soar by 50%. Is climate change to blame?

Popular brands like Maltesers, Lindt and Ferrero Rocher have risen sharply in price compared to last year

Europe News

Free-trade with Ukraine extended for one year with safeguards for bloc’s farmers

Lawmakers clinched a political deal on year long renewal of a free trade scheme with Ukraine adding ‘emergency brakes’ for sensitive agricultural commodities in the aftermath of farmers’ protests.

World News

Farmers protest in Madrid despite EU concessions

Thousands of Spanish farmers protested with tractors in Madrid on Sunday, as Polish farmers blocked a highway leading to Germany.

World News

EU to revise Agricultural Policy in response to farmers protests

The proposals would reduce governmental control on EU farmers and give them more space to adapt to environmental-related laws.

Poland

Polish farmers protest against Ukrainian imports and EU Green Deal

European farmers have called for changes to Green Deal restrictions and the re-imposition of customs duties on agricultural imports from Ukraine.

Green News

Commission to kill CAP's green farming obligations

The EU executive is set to change the current farming subsidies framework, demoting green requirements from mandatory to voluntary.

Climate

Climate change is pitting truffle hunters against winemakers in Italy

White Alba truffles and Piedmont red wines typically pair well together. But rising temperatures are creating a rift in the region.

Poland

Poland sees its most violent farmers' protest yet

Numerous EU countries have seen furious protests against the bloc's agricultural policies and the effect of Ukrainian grain imports.

Nature

Bloc expert group to stop plant pests crossing borders

Lawmakers revising EU plant health framework agree to create emergency team to tackle import of foreign pests.

France

French farmers stop traffic on the Champs-Élysées

European Farmers are protesting against national and EU farming rules.

Climate

Ministers pave way to reopen CAP – and make it less green

Agricultural ministers meeting in Brussels today (26 February) backed the idea of reopening the EU’s farming subsidies scheme starting by dismantling its green architecture.

Europe News

Watch: Angry farmers dump manure and clash with police in Brussels

Farmers from all over Europe marched into Brussels on Monday morning to protest against a varied range of issues, including low prices for their products, environmental regulation and free-trade deals.

Europe News

Angry french farmers greet President Emmanuel Macron at major fair

Farmers across the EU argue the bloc's environmental regulations, including initiatives like the Green Deal, hamper their operations and render their products less competitive against non-EU products.

Climate

Euroviews. Agroecology is the only way forward

We agree that Europe needs to keep farmers and their needs at the forefront. The only way to do that is to move towards a food system transformation based on sustainable agriculture that is rooted in agroecological principles, Sandra Uwera Murasa writes.