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Now playing Next Greece Greek protests: farmers say reducing electricity costs not enough Like many of their European counterparts, farmers in Greece are demanding their government do more to improve their working conditions. 21/02/2024
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Now playing Next Green News Euroviews. In farming, genomic techniques can't afford a repeat of GMO rejection NGTs give us a chance to hit the reset button — and embrace a technology that can make agriculture more climate-conscious, more sustainable, and more fruitful, Onyaole Patience Koku and Diana Lenzi write. 16/02/2024
Now playing Next Italy Italian farmers hold three rallies in Rome to protest EU rules This latest demonstration comes as EU-wide protests from the sector paralyse the bloc. 16/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Outrage as Commission accused of shelving water resilience plan The European Commission has taken a water resilience intiative, an EU response to increasingly frequent episodes of drought and flooding, off its agenda for the coming months, sparking fears that it has once again caved in to an anti-green backlash ahead of EU elections. 15/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News Farmers say they’re being tied up in red tape by EU bureaucracy Farmers have many complaints - from insufficiently regulated cheap imports to overbearing environmental rules- but the reams of red tape set everyone off almost instantly. 15/02/2024
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