La presidenta de la Comisión Europea se reunió con el presidente de Ucrania este sábado durante el funeral del papa Francisco. Para @efe.com ➡️ www.publico.es/internaciona...

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Las regiones españolas defendieron este jueves que no se desvíen los objetivos de la política de cohesión de la UE durante un debate celebrado en el pleno del Comité europeo de las Regiones.

El comisario europeo de Comercio, Maros Sefcovic, trasladó este viernes a su homólogo estadounidense, Howard Lutnick, que la relación comercial entre la Unión Europea y Estados Unidos «necesita un nuevo enfoque».

The European Commission wants to ensure that when someone is told to leave the EU, they actually leave. That’s the blunt message behind a major migration crackdown unveiled today.

Trump froze hundreds of millions in annual US funding to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The cuts are expected to deepen food insecurity in multiple regions, aid experts have warned. 👉 www.politico.eu/article/un-f...

Small outbreak. But potentially huge costs for German livestock farmers: By @paulandres.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/germ...

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Instead of telling farmers “this is the percentage, eat it or die, let's [tell them] we want to reduce pesticides; what are the means needed to get there," the EU's new farm boss Christophe Hansen told my colleague @paulandres.bsky.social in his first interview. www.politico.eu/article/eu-a...

In July, the European Commission proposed rules to legalize new gene-editing technologies for crops in a bid to catch up with other regions of the world. But, several months on, what was acclaimed as a quick fix is now at risk of hitting a wall.

And the leaders' declaration on "sustainable agriculture, resilient food systems and climate action" barely acknowledges that food production and consumption patterns are a major driver of climate change. [3/x] More from @paulandres.bsky.social and me here: pro.politico.eu/news/171888 (€)

Despite the backlash against the European Green Deal, there is "no going back," the EU's former top trade negotiator, John Clarke, told @paulandres.bsky.social and me. www.politico.eu/article/no-g...

The destruction caused by a month of intense fighting in Gaza is unprecedented, a senior official at the UN agency for Palestinian refugees told POLITICO, as it seeks nearly $500 million in emergency funding.

💰 The Commission is asking record-profit fertilizer makers if they want to extend temporary state aid measures amid fears of a new energy crisis linked to Israel - Hamas war. Read more in our story @thisisbartosz.bsky.social 👇 www.politico.eu/article/agri...

Brussels teases more state aid for record-earning fertilizer producers. www.politico.eu/article/agri...

🐮🚚 The only survivor of the EU's scaled back animal welfare package – the revision of transport rules – remains in the corridors of Berlaymont. But we already have clues of how it might look like and what could happen next. Read my first explainer 👇 pro.politico.eu/news/170570

UN warns of Gaza catastrophe as Israel prepares ground invasion. "These people are going to starve to death unless we can get in," executive director of the UN World Food Programme tells Politico.

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EU environment ministers are deciding on the bloc’s position at COP28 today. Will the EU campaign for an end to all fossil fuels in Dubai? Will Brussels (sort of) increase its main climate pledge? We’ll find out today. Some context from our morning newsletter: pro.politico.eu/news/170119 (€)

Poles vote Sunday to elect a new government in a race that could convulse the EU. Here is everything you need to know about the October 15 general election 👇

Great story by POLITICO's agri reporters about the conflicts of interest in the European Parliament's agriculture committee, which is 'stacked with farmers' — and regularly tries to block green legislation. www.politico.eu/article/eu-p...

From pesticide salesman to SUR negotiator 🍎 Meet the farmers who control one-third of the EU budget - and today will decide to defund the EU pesticide reduction plan. 👇 www.politico.eu/article/eu-p...