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French farmers mobilise nationwide to protest EU-Mercosur trade deal

Farmers across France are on the road again, protesting the EU-Mercosur agreement and arguing that the deal would create unfair competition.

Europe News

Farmers balk at prospect of EU-Mercosur free trade deal

The trade agreement could get the green light next week's G20 summit in Brazil, but the prospect has triggered discontent among farmers.

Europeans' Stories

Pesticides: a health hazard for Europeans?

In Charente-Maritime, France, rising child cancer cases are suspected to be linked to pesticide exposure. Local residents are pushing for stricter national and EU regulations on pesticide use.

Radio Schuman

EU should get tough on trade if Trump wins, says leading lawmaker

A second Donald Trump presidency would call for unity and countermeasures on trade, according to Italian socialist MEP Brando Benifei.

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Climate

Europe's food supply will be impacted by Spain's floods, warn experts

Spain’s deadly floods are likely to threaten food supply chains across the country and throughout wider Europe.

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Can regenerative farming save Europe’s peasant farmers?

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Regenerative farming may hold the key to solving Europe’s farming challenges by mitigating the effects of climate change—but are policymakers and consumers ready to fully support it?

Green News

French farmers plan new wave of nationwide protests in November

The nature of the protests has not yet been confirmed but union leaders say they could spread to Brussels.

Europe News

A floating farm in Rotterdam meets the climate crisis head-on

A project that houses cows in a floating barn aims to demonstrate how farming can change its relationship with water and energy.

Europe News

EU Parliament and Council clash over €1.52bn cuts to 2025 budget

'The EU budget cannot be a prisoner of interest rates by reducing our programmes,' said leading lawmaker Victor Negrescu, as MEPs signalled clear opposition to proposed cuts setting stage for tense negotiations over the EU budget for 2025.

Radio Schuman

Externalising migration does not work, says liberal MEP Al-Sahlani

Outsourcing the management of migration is not the direction to go, according to the liberal MEP from Sweden.

Living

The art of growing giant pumpkins with the 2024 European champion

They’re a symbol of autumn - but you’ve probably never seen pumpkins quite like those at the European Pumpkin Championship.

Green News

European rivers and lakes are polluted, water security is in danger

A damning report into the state of Europe’s surface and groundwaters just three years away from a clean-up deadline increases pressure on EU executive to take action, not least to finalise a water resilience plan it shelved earlier this year.

Nature

Two-thirds of Europe’s water supplies are contaminated by chemicals

The experts suggest making water more expensive as a way to cut use.

Scenes

Watch: The future of farming takes root underwater in Italy

In partnership with Media City

Luca Gamberini and his team are exploring a new frontier for farming without harming the environment.

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Greenpeace warns of disappearing family-run farms

This edition of State of the Union focuses on the future of agriculture in the EU, the situation in the Middle East, the first plans of the new French government and a pumpkin ripe for the Guinness Book of Records.

Climate

‘A tough year’: Is French wine doomed by unpredictable weather?

Frost, fungus and record rainfall have left winemakers in France 'exhausted'.

Living

How restaurants are helping to fix the broken food system

The approach of UK restaurants reflects a broader trend, with many Europeans now going for locally sourced food.

Water Matters

Battle for water in the Algarve : farmers innovate to keep their soil fertile

In partnership with the European Commission

In the Algarve, a region of southern Portugal regularly hit by drought, farmers are showing the way towards rational consumption of the water they have to share with millions of tourists.

Green News

Auditors find EU support for organic farming ineffective

Member states apply EU funds inconsistently and disregard basic principles of organic farming, the latest audit from the European Court of Auditors revealed.

Eco-Innovation

This Swedish vertical farm grows vegetables inside of supermarket

This in-store farming solution uses a hydroponic method, where plants are grown in rockwool plugs in water without soil.