Farmers
Free-trade with Ukraine extended for one year with safeguards for bloc’s farmers
My Europe
21.03.2024
Free-trade with Ukraine extended for one year with safeguards for bloc’s farmers
The EU temporarily suspended all tariffs and quotas on Ukraine’s agricultural exports after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022,…
Commission to kill CAP’s green farming obligations
Green
13.03.2024
Commission to kill CAP’s green farming obligations
The commission is fine-tuning tweaks in the green architecture of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after member states’ agriculture ministers…
Farmers have nothing to fear from green and animal welfare reforms
Green
12.03.2024
Farmers have nothing to fear from green and animal welfare reforms
We currently face a triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. To solve these crises and secure…
Farmers have nothing to fear from green and animal welfare reforms
Sport
12.03.2024
Farmers have nothing to fear from green and animal welfare reforms
We currently face a triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. To solve these crises and secure…
Poland sees its most violent farmers’ protest yet as anger grows across Europe
World
07.03.2024
Poland sees its most violent farmers’ protest yet as anger grows across Europe
Poland saw its most violent protest by farmers and supporters yet Wednesday as some participants threw stones at police and…
Bloc expert group to stop plant pests crossing borders
Green
06.03.2024
Bloc expert group to stop plant pests crossing borders
MEPs and the EU Council clinched a deal earlier this week on overhauling highly technical rules designed to prevent introduction…
India’s unrealistic demands sank WTO agri talks, claims commissioner
My Europe
04.03.2024
India’s unrealistic demands sank WTO agri talks, claims commissioner
Despite an eleventh-hour attempt, the more than 1000 WTO delegates gathered in Abu Dhabi last week failed to agree to…
Farmers’ demands need rational solutions to ‘overcome prejudice’ against Ukraine — trade envoy
My Europe
04.03.2024
Farmers’ demands need rational solutions to ‘overcome prejudice’ against Ukraine — trade envoy
Speaking in an interview with Euronews on Monday, Taras Kachka — who also serves as Kyiv’s deputy economy minister —…
Spanish and French farmers block Catalonia border crossing in protest at EU policies
World
02.03.2024
Spanish and French farmers block Catalonia border crossing in protest at EU policies
Spanish farmers have begun disrupting traffic on the main AP-7 motorway connecting Spain and France as part of a series…
Ministers pave way to reopen CAP – and make it less green
Green
01.03.2024
Ministers pave way to reopen CAP – and make it less green
Ministers greeted a package proposed by the EU executive to address concerns from the farming community, including loosening green elements…