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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.

25/04/2024

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Euroviews. Rushed CAP changes are not about farmers, but agro-industry profits

The rushed and quirky bureaucratic manoeuvre of reopening the Common Agricultural Policy runs counter to the interests of farmers, consumers, and our environment, and only serves to deliver profits for the big agri players promoting it, Natacha Cingotti writes.

19/04/2024

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MEPs query fast-tracking farmer-friendly CAP reform

Some political groups appear unwilling to cede Parliament’s lawmaking prerogatives to fast-track eleventh-hour approval of major deregulation of the EU’s agricultural subsidies and soothe protesting farmers.

16/04/2024

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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.

29/03/2024

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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.

27/03/2024

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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.

16/03/2024

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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.

13/03/2024

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Ukraine's accession could cost €136 billion to EU budget: Report

Ukraine's potential accession into the European Union could have an impact of between €110 billion and €136 billion on the bloc's seven-year budget, according to a new report by the Bruegel think tank.

07/03/2024

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Euroviews. European farmers are key to global food security — and they need help

One bad season in one crop or seed should not yield such stress on European farmers. They are key to our European and global food security. The time to support them is now, Charles Miller writes.

01/03/2024

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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.

26/02/2024

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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.

23/02/2024

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Money does grow on trees: Countryside a booming business for many

While farmers across Europe protest high costs and foreign competition, agribusiness investors continue to fortify their positions in the Spanish and European agricultural sector.

22/02/2024

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Farmers descend on Madrid for major tractor protest over EU policies

Wednesday's demonstration is the biggest to take place in the Spanish capital after more than two weeks of action.

21/02/2024

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Euroviews. Europe's leadership should take the farmers' protests seriously

The ability of enraged minorities to act should not be underestimated, as this poses significant political and electoral risks — the past few weeks have proven it, Radu Magdin writes.

11/02/2024

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Spanish farmers stage tractor protests over EU policies and prices

There have been protests by farmers in countries such as France, Poland and Greece over the issue.

07/02/2024

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No plans to fix cows with anti-belch masks, says Commissioner

Bloc’s agriculture commissioner reassured a concerned MEP that the EU executive is not mulling mandatory methane reduction masks for cattle, as touted by right-wing media.

06/02/2024

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State of the Union: Orbán backs down as farmers carry on

Against the backdrop of massive farmers' protests in Brussels, a special EU summit approved a €50 billion aid package for Ukraine. The deal was possible after the last hold-out, Hungary, was pressured into submission.

02/02/2024

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Von der Leyen sings ode to farmers, promises action to appease protests

Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen met with farmers’ representatives at the end of the EU summit promising new upcoming initiatives in a bid to douse flames after a day of protests in Brussels.

01/02/2024

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Tractor barricades squeeze Paris as farmers' anger grows across Europe

In Europe, farmers' anger is growing, with Spain the latest country to join the protests.

31/01/2024

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State of the Union: Farmers' protests and the defence of democracy

Farmers' protests across Europe sparked a surge in popularity of right-wing populist parties and have made agricultural policy one of the main topics of the upcoming European election campaign.

26/01/2024