Bartosz Brzeziński
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| Mostly writing about the politics of food and agriculture
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Bartosz Brzeziński
POLITICO Europe
43 minutes ago
The European Commission should have granted an NGO access to documents on pesticide approvals, an EU court ruled — the latest setback for the institution in a string of transparency battles.
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EU Commission loses another access to documents court case
NGO ClientEarth asked to see documents about a controversial pesticide approval, which the EU executive refused.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-commission-loses-another-access-to-documents-court-case-pesticide/
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POLITICO Europe
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The European Commission is set to reject calls for an EU-wide ban on fur farming, opting instead to propose stricter animal-welfare standards for the sector, according to an internal draft communication seen by POLITICO.
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EU to reject fur-farming ban despite enormous petition
Citizens petitioned for a ban, but Animal Welfare Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi is poised to opt for tougher standards, per a draft seen by POLITICO.
https://www.politico.eu/article/commission-draft-rejects-eu-wide-fur-farming-ban/
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POLITICO Europe
10 days ago
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned today that a potential Polish exit from the EU is now a “real threat,” accusing nationalist President Karol Nawrocki and right-wing opposition parties of steering the country toward leaving the bloc.
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‘Polexit’ now a real threat, Tusk warns
Poland’s prime minister warns domestic Euroskeptic forces are emboldened by allies from Moscow to America’s MAGA movement.
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-tusk-poland-exit-eu-threat/
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POLITICO Europe
26 days ago
Czech PM Andrej Babiš built his fortune making fertilizer. But that’s just one part of his vast business network. A POLITICO examination maps the quieter pillar of his business empire — and the regulatory blind spots surrounding it 👇 🔗
www.politico.eu/article/fert...
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POLITICO Europe
26 days ago
The EU will provisionally implement its trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc, Ursula von der Leyen has announced. The move is likely to trigger a major backlash from European capitals and lawmakers opposed to the deal.
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Brussels implements EU-Mercosur trade deal
The accord is controversial because it hasn’t yet been officially blessed by the European Parliament.
https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-implements-eu-mercosur-trade-deal/
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POLITICO Europe
26 days ago
The commercial empire of Czech PM Andrej Babiš spans nitrogen-based fertilizers, assisted reproduction, online lingerie stores and more. Yet in Brussels, no one can answer a simple question: Which of his companies receive EU money — and how much?
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IVF, lingerie and funeral flowers: The lesser-known businesses of Czech PM Andrej Babiš
A POLITICO examination maps the quieter pillar of Andrej Babiš’s empire and the regulatory blind spots that surround it.
https://www.politico.eu/article/fertilizers-ivf-lingerie-funeral-flowers-agrofert-andrej-babis-czechia/
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POLITICO Europe
27 days ago
Cindy McCain will step down as executive director of the U.N. World Food Program later this year, citing ongoing health concerns after suffering a mild stroke in October.
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UN food chief Cindy McCain to step down over health concerns
The U.N. World Food Programme’s executive director, who suffered a mild stroke last year, will leave her post in three months as the agency battles deep funding cuts and record global hunger.
https://www.politico.eu/article/un-food-chief-cindy-mccain-to-step-down-over-health-concerns/
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POLITICO Europe
about 2 months ago
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is facing new accusations that he never fully severed ties with his agricultural empire, after publicly promising to do so in order to avoid major conflicts of interest in both Prague and Brussels.
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Czechia’s Babiš faces accusations he didn’t fully cut ties to his agricultural empire
A leaked document is reviving fears of conflicts of interest in both Prague and Brussels
https://www.politico.eu/article/czechia-andrej-babis-accusations-ties-agrofert/
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POLITICO Europe
about 2 months ago
As the Polish government tries to undo controversial court reforms, long-settled divorces are being thrown into doubt. And that is handing fresh ammunition to the opposition. 🔗
www.politico.eu/article/pola...
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POLITICO Europe
about 2 months ago
Zbigniew Ziobro spent eight years reshaping Poland’s legal system. Now, speaking from political asylum in Hungary, the former justice minister says the same system is being turned against him, and that he can only fight it from abroad.
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Polish fugitive ex-minister says his Hungary asylum isn’t an escape — it’s a fight-back
From exile in Hungary, Zbigniew Ziobro defends his record, while prosecutors in Warsaw press on with cases against him.
https://www.politico.eu/article/polish-fugitive-ex-minister-zbigniew-ziobro-says-asylum-in-hungary-isnt-escape-its-fight-back/
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POLITICO Europe
2 months ago
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is exposing a dangerous weak link in EU law that allows populist governments to shield their allies from jail, Poland’s Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek has warned in an interview with POLITICO.
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Polish minister warns of ‘dangerous precedent’ as Hungary’s Orbán grants asylum to fugitive politician
By using asylum to block extradition, Budapest is testing whether EU law can still be enforced between member states.
https://www.politico.eu/article/hungarys-orban-exposes-dangerous-flaw-in-eu-justice-system-polish-minister-warns/
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Camille Gijs
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As Ursula von der Leyen prepares to sign the Mercosur deal on Saturday, its opponents still plan legal action against it even as they admit their chances of success appear slim. Story with
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www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...
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Opponents rally for last-ditch bid to derail EU’s Mercosur trade pact
As Ursula von der Leyen prepares to sign the Mercosur deal, its opponents still plan legal action against it.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-mercosur-trade-agreement-opponent-attempt-derail/
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POLITICO Europe
2 months ago
Even after most member countries backed the EU’s landmark trade accord with Latin America, opponents of the deal in France, Poland and the European Parliament are still determined to derail or delay it.
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Opponents rally for last-ditch bid to derail EU’s Mercosur trade pact
As Ursula von der Leyen prepares to sign the Mercosur deal, its opponents still plan legal action against it.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-mercosur-trade-agreement-opponent-attempt-derail/
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POLITICO Europe
2 months ago
Officially, the EU’s Mercosur trade deal, approved by the majority of the bloc's members last week, is a defeat for Europe’s farmers. In reality, farm lobbies just can’t stop winning.
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Europe’s farmers lost the Mercosur battle. They’re still ahead.
Europe’s farmers are a minority. You wouldn’t know it from the political power they wield.
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-farmers-lost-mercosur-battle-still-winning/
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POLITICO Europe
2 months ago
The EU and Mercosur will sign their long-awaited trade agreement on Saturday, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen traveling to Paraguay on Jan. 17 for the signing ceremony.
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Von der Leyen to sign Mercosur deal Saturday in Paraguay
A majority of EU member countries on Friday voted in favor of signing the long-awaited agreement.
https://www.politico.eu/article/von-der-leyen-to-sign-mercosur-deal-saturday-in-paraguay/
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POLITICO Europe
3 months ago
Ursula von der Leyen wanted her next EU budget to have a rainy-day fund in case of war, pandemic or competition from other world powers. Instead, she is already raiding it to pay off farmers and nail down the Mercosur trade deal.
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Von der Leyen trades budget freedom for free trade
Capitals have rushed to claim credit for a €45 billion gift to growers ahead of a Mercosur vote, but farm lobbyists are less convinced.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-ursula-von-der-leyen-budget-ambition-free-trade-mercosur/
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POLITICO Europe
3 months ago
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is determined to travel to South America next week to sign the EU’s long-delayed Mercosur trade deal. But she’s having to make last-minute pledges to Europe’s farmers in order to board that flight.
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Von der Leyen makes €45B pitch to win Meloni’s support for Mercosur trade deal
Brussels needs Rome’s support by Friday to secure a majority for the EU’s landmark trade agreement with South America.
https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-giorgia-meloni-pitch-to-win-support-for-mercosur-trade-deal/
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POLITICO Europe
3 months ago
Brussels is making a final push to get the European Union’s long-awaited trade deal with the Latin American Mercosur bloc over the finish line this week.
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Brussels lines up farm funding concessions to get Mercosur deal over the line
Declaration offering reassurances on budget money for farmers could sway Italy back into the “yes” camp.
https://www.politico.eu/article/commission-tries-win-final-nod-to-eu-mercosur-deal-extra-budget-concessions/
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POLITICO Europe
3 months ago
Just as Poland secured a coveted place among the G20 group of leading economies, a clash over who gets to represent Warsaw at the top table is undermining its diplomatic heft.
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Tusk tells Poland’s president to stop interfering in foreign policy
A domestic power struggle in Warsaw is spilling onto the global stage — undermining Poland’s diplomatic heft.
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-tusk-poland-foreign-policy-president-g20-summit/
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POLITICO Europe
3 months ago
A sneak peek of today’s EU Influence: 🇩🇪 The EPP’s top brass is in Germany talking innovation 🌱 The debate on glyphosate returns 🍔 While the European Parliament debates banning veggie names — its canteen responds by trolling Dig in 👇
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Eastern muscle arrives in Brussels
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https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/politico-eu-influence/eastern-muscle-arrives-in-brussels/
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Camille Gijs
3 months ago
France is playing for time over a crucial vote on the EU’s trade mega deal with Mercosur, in a strategy that could kill the long-awaited accord. “If we do not allow [Ursula von der Leyen] to sign it on the 20th, it's dead,” a senior diplomat said.
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
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France seeks to delay crunch vote on EU’s Mercosur mega deal
A senior EU diplomat warns that another delay could kill the Latin American trade deal after 25 years of talks.
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-seeks-to-delay-crunch-vote-on-the-eu-mercosur-mega-deal/
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POLITICO Europe
3 months ago
While Poland is Europe’s largest defense spender, its domestic industry absorbs only a sliver of that money. That’s becoming a political problem. 🔗
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POLITICO Europe
3 months ago
The EU is overhauling its plant rulebook. This time, the people worried about it aren’t farm lobbyists — they’re the growers who supply your garden.
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A 250-page Brussels law is creeping into Europe’s gardens
As EU countries sign off on a sweeping overhaul of plant rules, heritage growers warn tiny operators could get buried in bureaucracy meant for big industry.
https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-law-europe-gardens-market-agriculture-food-sustainability-crops-seeds/
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POLITICO Europe
3 months ago
As a frontline NATO heavyweight, Poland is seething at being relegated to the diplomatic sidelines on a potential peace deal in Ukraine.
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Poland fumes about being cut out of Ukraine peace talks
Once one of the West’s strongest voices on Ukraine, Warsaw is now fighting just to get into the room.
https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-ukraine-peace-talks-nato-germany-france-uk-europe/
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Bartosz Brzeziński
POLITICO Europe
3 months ago
Brussels’ battle over whether plant-based foods can be sold as “veggie burgers” and “vegan sausages” ended the year in stalemate today, after talks between EU countries and the European Parliament collapsed without a deal.
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EU ‘veggie burger’ ban stalls after talks collapse
An MEP’s crusade for naming restrictions on non-meat foods expands to ‘liver’ and ‘ham’ — but national governments aren’t buying it.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-veggie-burger-ban-food-groceries-meat-industry-plant-based/
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POLITICO Europe
4 months ago
Poland is splashing cash on tanks, jet fighters, air defenses, drones, missiles, submarines, ammunition and rifles as it beefs up its military to face off Russia, but the big winners are defense contractors in the U.S. and South Korea, not Polish arms companies.
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Poland is Europe’s top military spender but its defense industry is a dwarf
Poland’s counter-drone plan fits the narrow niche its industry can deliver, while most of its massive rearmament still relies on foreign kit.
https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-europe-top-military-spender-defense-industry-is-a-dwarf/
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POLITICO Europe
4 months ago
A “veggie burger” ban nobody wanted is becoming one Brussels might actually pass.
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How a ‘veggie burger’ ban nobody wanted became one Brussels might actually pass
A fringe amendment to protect meaty vocabulary has become a test of Europe’s loyalty to tradition and its waning appetite for food innovation.
https://www.politico.eu/article/veggie-burger-ban-nobody-wanted-eu/
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Bartosz Brzeziński
POLITICO Europe
4 months ago
Europe’s draft gene-editing law — which could decide whether the bloc embraces a new generation of modified plants — may only survive thanks to the far right.
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Far right to the rescue on Europe’s gene-editing revolution
Previously ignored, two far-right lawmakers could end an impasse on gene-edited plants.
https://www.politico.eu/article/far-right-rescue-europe-gene-editing-revolution-plants/
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POLITICO Europe
5 months ago
Poland, Hungary and Slovakia are openly defying efforts to reset trade relations as a revised trade deal with Kyiv kicks in. The bans, covering Ukrainian grain and other farm products, breach EU single market rules that prohibit national trade barriers.
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Poland, Hungary and Slovakia defy Brussels as Ukraine trade deal takes effect
The Commission wouldn’t rule out taking the countries to court for banning Ukrainian imports just as the EU’s updated deal with Kyiv takes effect.
https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-hungary-and-slovakia-defy-brussels-as-ukraine-trade-deal-takes-effect/
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POLITICO Europe
5 months ago
The European Commission’s 2023 plan to ease the suffering of farm animals on the move started out as the ultimate feel-good proposal. Now, its ambitions are stuck. But Denmark is trying to revive the efforts.
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Europe lost its drive for humane animal transport. Denmark hasn’t.
Europe’s animal welfare overhaul is on life support. Denmark’s farm minister thinks he can still revive it — one compromise at a time.
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-lost-drive-humane-animal-transport-denmark-hasnt/
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POLITICO Europe
5 months ago
A Slovak liberal quietly steered one of the last surviving environmental files to the finish line.
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How to pass a green law in an anti-green age in 6 easy steps
A Slovak liberal quietly steered one of the last surviving environmental files to the finish line.
https://www.politico.eu/article/how-to-pass-green-law-in-anti-green-age-6-easy-steps-soil-health/
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Poland’s lower house has just voted to phase out fur farming by 2033, with compensation for those who quit early. Rabbits remain exempt. The bill now goes to the Senate and President Nawrocki for final approval.
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Zakaz hodowli zwierząt futerkowych trafi do Senatu i na biurko prezydenta
Sejm zdecydowaną większością głosów przyjął zakaz hodowli zwierząt na futra. Projekt trafi teraz do Senatu, a następnie - na biurko prezydenta Karola Nawrockieg
https://www.rp.pl/prawo-w-polsce/art43194111-zakaz-hodowli-zwierzat-na-futra-przyjety-przez-sejm-co-dalej
5 months ago
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Stephan Faris
5 months ago
Under Russian drones, Ukrainians wonder if Europe still cares
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Under Russian drones, Ukrainians wonder if Europe still cares
More than three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s capital endures constant Russian attacks while watching European solidarity fray.
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-drones-ukraine-europe-kyiv-solidarity/
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POLITICO Europe
5 months ago
Ukrainians are feeling a deep unease that the rest of Europe is tired, turning its attention away from the war and viewing it as something that should simply end, no matter the cost.
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Under Russian drones, Ukrainians wonder if Europe still cares
More than three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s capital endures constant Russian attacks while watching European solidarity fray.
https://ow.ly/fUMv50XaSIM
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POLITICO Europe
6 months ago
The European Parliament voted today to ban plant-based and lab-grown products from having meat-related names such as “burger,” “sausage” or “steak” on their labels.
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EU lawmakers back ‘veggie burger’ ban
The European Parliament slips prohibition of plant-based “burgers” into wider farm reform, sparking NGO outrage and political splits.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-lawmakers-back-veggie-burger-ban/
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When your ban on veggie burger names and lab-grown steaks passes in the European Parliament — French MEP Céline Imart.
6 months ago
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POLITICO Europe
6 months ago
Even if the world stopped burning coal, oil and gas tomorrow, what we eat would still be enough to heat the climate beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius, warns the EAT-Lancet Commission.
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Food is wrecking the planet. And Europe has lost its appetite for change.
A landmark study says food systems are breaching Earth’s limits. Europe once promised to lead the way, but the revolution fizzled.
https://www.politico.eu/article/food-wrecking-planet-europe-lost-appetite-change/
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POLITICO Europe
6 months ago
The European Commission has proposed delaying the EU's flagship anti-deforestation law for the second year in a row as it continues its war on red tape.
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EU delays anti-deforestation rules, again
The EU executive has increasingly put industrial competitiveness ahead of environmental concerns.
https://ow.ly/HLAc50X0N9O
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POLITICO Europe
7 months ago
More than a decade ago, as the EU’s first climate commissioner, Connie Hedegaard helped turn carbon policy into a pillar of Brussels’ power and a point of pride for the bloc. But now, she worries the tide is turning — with dire ramifications.
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‘They should be ashamed’: Green backsliding is wrecking Europe, EU’s first climate chief warns
From wildfires to far-right gains, Connie Hedegaard says Europe can’t afford to go soft on climate while China races ahead and companies like BP backtrack.
https://ow.ly/ejU950WJjWs
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POLITICO Europe
7 months ago
Poland today halted all further payments under an EU-funded program after a transparency push exposed grants for yachts, vodka bars and a business registered at the same address as a sex club.
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Poland freezes Covid cash payouts after swingers’ club and yacht storm
Donald Tusk’s government vowed that “every złoty will be checked,” blaming the former Law and Justice administration for forcing a rushed rollout.
https://ow.ly/WzR050WEM83
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POLITICO Europe
8 months ago
Swingers' clubs and vodka bars: Donald Tusk’s coalition is scrambling after an ill-judged transparency drive revealed that some of Poland’s EU Covid recovery cash went to eyebrow-raising projects.
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Covid cash for yachts, swingers’ club fuels Polish opposition attack on Tusk
A transparency push on Poland’s long-delayed EU Covid recovery spending exposed quirky grants, giving the right-wing PiS party fresh ammunition against Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s fragile co…
https://www.politico.eu/article/covid-cash-poland-donald-tusk-eu-recovery-money-pis/
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POLITICO Europe
8 months ago
This week, the European Commission unveiled its sweeping new seven-year budget proposal. On the new episode of EU Confidential,
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dig into the fights already heating up over where the money goes. 🎧 Listen now 👇
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The €2 trillion question: Inside the battle over the EU’s budget
Trillions of euros, almost as many priorities — and just over two years to agree. The European Commission has unveiled its sweeping new seven-year budget proposal, and the fight over where the mone…
https://www.politico.eu/podcast/eu-confidential/the-e2-trillion-question-inside-the-battle-over-the-eus-budget/
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The post-2027 CAP regulation is finally out. Get the doc and the annex before the Commission takes them down again because the documents still contain comments like "insert reference."
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Register of Commission Documents
https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/documents-register/detail?ref=COM(2025)560&lang=en
8 months ago
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POLITICO Europe
8 months ago
The European Commission says it’s safeguarding farmers in its proposed new budget. Farmers say Brussels is stabbing them in the back.
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Brussels slashes the EU farm budget, calls it a win. Farmers call it a declaration of war.
The European Commission says it’s protecting farmers with a smaller but ring-fenced budget. Europe’s farmers say the cuts betray a post-World War II pact.
https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-slashes-eu-farm-budget-cap-declaration-war-ursula-von-der-leyen-agriculture/
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POLITICO Europe
8 months ago
Ursula von der Leyen has had a tricky start to her second term as European Commission president. The next two years of negotiations over the long-term budget were never going to be easy. The way it has started has made a tough job even tougher.
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The muddled €1.8 trillion EU budget launch that exposes von der Leyen’s weaknesses
Simmering internal criticism of the European Commission president came to the boil over a messy, confused and secretive spending plan that highlighted divisions and revealed political fragilities.
https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-eu-budget/
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POLITICO Europe
8 months ago
Ursula von der Leyen is preparing to overhaul the bloc’s subsidy system to keep the farm budget limping along, but shifts political fights back onto national governments, a leaked policy blueprint obtained by POLITICO indicates.
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Von der Leyen dumps farm subsidy chaos onto EU capitals
Brussels wants fewer tractor protests in the EU quarter, so it’s letting national governments fight the battles over farm support at home.
https://ow.ly/xrAu50WpNqG
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Camille Perrin
8 months ago
[LEAK] While all eyes are on the budget allocated to farm subsidies, the
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Lucia Mackenzie
9 months ago
How big of a deal is the CAP really? In the run up to next week's budget announcement, we thought it was time to take a step back and look at how the money was divvied up last time. Here is how the EU spends almost a third of its budget on agriculture 👇
www.politico.eu/article/eu-b...
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Where the EU’s colossal farming budget actually goes
Everything you need to know about the colossal Russian doll that is the Common Agricultural Policy.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-budget-agriculture-farming-cap-tractor/
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POLITICO Europe
9 months ago
The EU is weighing a politically explosive merger of its farm and cohesion funds into broader national investment plans, as part of a sweeping effort to simplify how the bloc spends its shared money and responds more nimbly to crises, according to a draft seen by POLITICO.
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Brussels farm shake-up plan revealed
A draft impact assessment reveals the European Commission’s thinking on a long-rumored CAP overhaul — and why it could satisfy no one.
https://ow.ly/JFML50WolkQ
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🚨 The European Commission and Ukraine have agreed to revise their existing free trade agreement, giving Kyiv improved market access compared to pre-war terms, while stopping short of the complete liberalization provided during the conflict.
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