Brussels, my love? A mammoth pre-election special
This edition comes to you live from the Albert Hall in Brussels, with a special feature on the EU elections filmed in front of a crowd of 500. ADVERTISEMENT This … Read More
Tag: Farmers
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. ADVERTISEMENT Agriculture ministers … Read More
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. ADVERTISEMENT Almost half of the respondents in an Ipsos … Read More
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. ADVERTISEMENT … Read More
India’s unrealistic demands sank WTO agri talks, claims commissioner
EU executive blamed India’s hard stance on food stockpiling for lack of breakthrough at World Trade Organisation’s biennial agriculture ministerial. ADVERTISEMENT Despite an eleventh-hour attempt, the more than 1000 WTO … Read More
Farmers’ demands need rational solutions to ‘overcome prejudice’ against Ukraine – trade envoy
Ukraine’s trade representative says Polish farmers’ grievances must be addressed on a rational, product-by-product basis to avoid unfair prejudice against the war-torn nation. ADVERTISEMENT Speaking in an interview with Euronews … Read More
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. ADVERTISEMENT Ministers greeted a package proposed … Read More
Watch: Angry farmers block streets, 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. … Read More
Commission touts subsidy simplification measures to soothe farmers’ ire
A range of short and medium-term actions have been identified by the EU executive to ease the administrative burden on farmers – a major cause of discontent. ADVERTISEMENT The simplification … Read More
Zelenskyy asks Brussels to defuse Polish farmer dispute over tariff-free grain
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on the European Commission to step in to avoid what he calls “political manipulation” of a dispute between Ukraine and Poland over agricultural imports. ADVERTISEMENT … Read More
