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Agriculture & food reporter at
@euractiv.com
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Euractiv
6 days ago
France’s agri-food trade surplus slumps to lowest level in decades
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France’s agri-food trade surplus slumps to lowest level in decades
Farm minister Annie Genevard is calling for “general mobilisation”
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Euractiv
7 days ago
Where’s the beef? Brussels’ Australia trade push runs into farm politics
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Where’s the beef? Brussels’ Australia trade push runs into farm politics
Australia is a major meat exporter with surging exports, though the EU remains a marginal destination
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🍎An EU-wide
@paneurope.bsky.social
study found an average of 3 different pesticide residues in apples 💣The NGO wants tools to assess their cumulative effects
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13 days ago
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🚗🍷🥃Cars, wines & spirits: What to expect from the EU-India trade deal that should be signed tomorrow in New Delhi
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17 days ago
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"If
#Mercosur
fails, we can forget the European Union as a global player,"
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
said
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29 days ago
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EUwatch 🇪🇺
29 days ago
EXCLUSIF : L’accord commercial UE-Inde exclura l’agriculture, selon Ursula von der Leyen
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EXCLUSIF : L’accord commercial UE-Inde exclura l’agriculture, selon Ursula von der Leyen | Euractiv FR
https://euractiv.fr/news/laccord-commercial-ue-inde-exclura-lagriculture-selon-ursula-von-der-leyen/
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Alice Bergoënd
Euractiv
about 1 month ago
Top EU trade official reassures MEPs over Mercosur’s provisional application
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Top EU trade official reassures MEPs over Mercosur’s provisional application
The official said Mercosur countries would also need to ratify the deal and notify the EU accordingly
http://dlvr.it/TQJ2zR
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Alice Bergoënd
Euractiv
about 1 month ago
EU-Mercosur trade deal: What you need to know
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EU-Mercosur trade deal: What you need to know
The winners, the losers and the hurdles ahead of the biggest EU trade deal ever
http://dlvr.it/TQFly1
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🚨Member states say yes to Mercosur deal by
@sofiamazzanaro.bsky.social
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EU countries endorse Mercosur trade deal | Euractiv
Italy, the kingmaker in reaching the required majority, ultimately backed the deal
https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-countries-endorse-mercosur-trade-deal/
about 1 month ago
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EU member states should decide the fate of the controversial
#Mercosur
trade deal in a key vote today Can supporters secure a majority ? Here’s where countries stand:
euractiv.com/news/mercosu...
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@sofiamazzanaro.bsky.social
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@maria-simon.bsky.social
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Mercosur trade deal: where EU countries stand | Euractiv
A written procedure will reveal whether supporters can secure a majority for the Mercosur trade deal
https://euractiv.com/news/mercosur-trade-deal-where-eu-countries-stand/
about 1 month ago
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Euractiv
about 1 month ago
Mercosur: Brussels woos farm ministers with reciprocity, tariff concessions
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Mercosur: Brussels woos farm ministers with reciprocity, tariff concessions
The Commission is trying to make the controversial deal more palatable to farm ministers
http://dlvr.it/TQD3K6
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Alice Bergoënd
Euractiv
about 1 month ago
EU farmers gear up for anti-Mercosur protests
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EU farmers gear up for anti-Mercosur protests
French, Irish and Polish farmers will take to the streets to oppose the signing of the trade deal on Sunday
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Euractiv
about 1 month ago
Von der Leyen proposes to unlock €45 billion for farmers to secure support for Mercosur deal
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Von der Leyen proposes to unlock €45 billion for farmers to secure support for Mercosur deal
Italy and France have been pushing the Commission to grant more concessions on the agricultural policy budget
http://dlvr.it/TQBHxR
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Alice Bergoënd
Euractiv
about 2 months ago
EU to sign Mercosur trade deal 12 January in Paraguay
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EU to sign Mercosur trade deal 12 January in Paraguay
Ursula von der Leyen had hoped to sign the agreement in Brazil this week
http://dlvr.it/TPvnGq
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Slowly but surely, the
@ec.europa.eu
is giving France what it wants in exchange of supporting the
#Mercosur
deal
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2 months ago
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Alice Bergoënd
Euractiv
2 months ago
Neo-Nazi march returns to Sweden after 15 years, sparking political outrage
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Neo-Nazi march returns to Sweden after 15 years, sparking political outrage
"No one should have to worry," said Sweden’s prime minister Ulf Kristersson
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Alice Bergoënd
Euractiv
2 months ago
Counterinsurgency: How Europe’s business lobby retook the Berlaymont
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Counterinsurgency: How Europe’s business lobby retook the Berlaymont
The EU’s 'simplification' drive is turning into a bonanza for corporate lobbyists
http://dlvr.it/TPZRkR
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Alice Bergoënd
Euractiv
2 months ago
Polish minister pushes Carrefour buyout to build state food giant
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Polish minister pushes Carrefour buyout to build state food giant
Move aims to curb dominance of foreign supermarket chains
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Alice Bergoënd
Sofia Sanchez Manzanaro
3 months ago
MEPs backed changes to EU deforestation rules, and to delay implementation until next year. The move comes as Brussels enters a period of heightened political tension over efforts to finalise the EU-Mercosur deal, which many see as a driver of Amazon deforestation.
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Far-right bloc in EU Parliament moves to delay, review anti-deforestation rules | Euractiv
The changes come as Brussels enters a period of heightened political tension over efforts to finalise the EU-Mercosur trade deal, which many see as a potential driver of Amazon deforestation
https://www.euractiv.com/news/far-right-bloc-in-eu-parliament-moves-to-delay-review-anti-deforestation-rules/
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Or how a panic-driven U-turn from the
@eppgroup.bsky.social
exposed deep divisions in the EU Parliament over the
#Mercosur
deal
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3 months ago
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🔦 EXCLUSIVE: The
@ec.europa.eu
wants to make approvals for most
#pesticide
active substances indefinite ⛔ Exceptions only for the most hazardous pesticides or those without alternatives This is part of the food safety
#simplification
package, draft in my article
www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
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EXCLUSIVE: Commission plans indefinite approval for most pesticide substances | Euractiv
The policy is part of the new food safety simplification package
https://www.euractiv.com/news/exclusive-commission-plans-indefinite-approval-for-most-pesticide-substances/
3 months ago
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👩🌾With
@eppgroup.bsky.social
backing the EU Commission’s budget that cuts the
#CAP
,
@socialistsanddemocrats.eu
try to claim the crown as the new “farmers’ party”
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3 months ago
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3 months ago
MEPs blame Metsola for blocking Mercosur court challenge
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MEPs blame Metsola for blocking Mercosur court challenge
MEPs view the move as a top-down intervention by Metsola, a leading EPP figure whose group largely backs the deal
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Alice Bergoënd
Euractiv
3 months ago
Hungary goes ahead with lab-meat ban despite EU warnings
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Hungary goes ahead with lab-meat ban despite EU warnings
Brussels told Budapest that the ban would breach EU law and disrupt the single market
http://dlvr.it/TPLqZg
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🥦After four years of crisis unparalleled elsewhere in Europe, France’s
#organic
sector is showing signs of recovery
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3 months ago
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Euractiv
3 months ago
No alcohol, no ‘gin’, EU court says
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No alcohol, no ‘gin’, EU court says
Ruling says only spirits meeting the legal definition can carry the gin label
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President Emmanuel Macron said France could back the
#Mercosur
deal, as long as Mercosur countries accept the EU’s proposed safeguards, a move he said he is “optimistic” about It's a shift, denounced by
@la-fnsea.bsky.social
, Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, and much of the political spectrum
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3 months ago
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Alice Bergoënd
Euractiv
3 months ago
MEPs move to challenge EU–Mercosur trade deal at top court
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MEPs move to challenge EU–Mercosur trade deal at top court
Left-wing MEPs have tabled a motion asking the EU Court of Justice to rule on whether the deal complies with EU law
http://dlvr.it/TP2KBC
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Alice Bergoënd
Euractiv
4 months ago
Phasing out bee-harming pesticides still a challenge, French researchers warn
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Phasing out bee-harming pesticides still a challenge, French researchers warn
Findings carry EU-wide relevance as Brussels tightens rules on these insecticides
http://dlvr.it/TNykgr
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Agriculture committee chair Veronika Vrecionová has asked
@president.europarl.europa.eu
to allow AGRI to co-lead work on safeguard measures linked to the
#Mercosur
deal, according to a letter seen by
@euractiv.com
For more ⬇️
www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
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EXCLUSIVE: Agriculture MEPs push to co-lead talks on Mercosur deal safeguards | Euractiv
If granted, AGRI’s involvement could slow and complicate the negotiations
https://www.euractiv.com/news/exclusive-agriculture-meps-push-to-co-lead-talks-on-mercosur-deal-safeguards/
4 months ago
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🌲MEPs from the European People's Party (EPP) and far-right groups voted to reject the EU’s proposed law on
#forest
monitoring A withdrawal from the
@ec.europa.eu
is now likely
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https://www.euractiv.com/news/european-parliament-rejects-law-to-monitor-forests/
4 months ago
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Alice Bergoënd
EUwatch 🇪🇺
4 months ago
Malgré les accusations d’espionnage, business as usual pour le commissaire hongrois Várhelyi
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Malgré les accusations d’espionnage, business as usual pour le commissaire hongrois Várhelyi | Euractiv FR
https://euractiv.fr/news/malgre-les-accusations-despionnage-business-as-usual-pour-le-commissaire-hongrois-varhelyi/
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Alice Bergoënd
Euractiv
4 months ago
Farmers push back against fertiliser import tariff
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Farmers push back against fertiliser import tariff
The EU's CO2 levy would be the 'final blow' for French cereal producers, lobby group AGPB argues
http://dlvr.it/TNbMtX
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Alice Bergoënd
Euractiv
4 months ago
Animal transport talks hit wall in Parliament – again
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Animal transport talks hit wall in Parliament – again
Rift between Green and EPP co-rapporteurs puts EU animal welfare reform back in question
http://dlvr.it/TNbMw3
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Alice Bergoënd
EUwatch 🇪🇺
4 months ago
« Burger » végétarien, « steak » végétal… Les eurodéputés veulent revoir l’étiquetage des produits végétariens
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« Burger » végétarien, « steak » végétal… Les eurodéputés veulent revoir l’étiquetage des produits végétariens | Euractiv FR
https://euractiv.fr/news/burger-vegetarien-steak-vegetal-les-eurodeputes-veulent-revoir-letiquetage-des-produits-vegetariens/
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Who can resist Andrej Babiš? 👑 With
#Czechia’s
ex-PM favored to win Saturday’s election, his agri-food giant AGROFERT - dominating the food chain - could tighten its grip 🙅♀️ Opponents have long tried boycotts, but the group is hard to escape
www.euractiv.com/news/superma...
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Supermarket boycott in Czechia isn't hurting food tycoon Andrej Babiš | Euractiv
A victory at the polls would further expand both his political power and his business influence
https://www.euractiv.com/news/supermarket-boycott-in-czechia-isnt-hurting-food-tycoon-andrej-babis/
4 months ago
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🪱 Today the
@consilium.europa.eu
adopted a new law requesting countries to monitor and improve
#soil
health 🗳️ Before entering into force, the law must still be adopted in the
@europarl.europa.eu
and German MEPs are set to play a decisive role Here is why ⬇️
www.euractiv.com/news/green-d...
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Green Deal 'survivor' soil law clears Council, awaits Parliament vote | Euractiv
A majority against the law “is not likely”, particularly because “there is no uniform line within the EPP group”, said a spokesperson for the German industry association (BDI)
https://www.euractiv.com/news/green-deal-survivor-soil-law-clears-council-awaits-parliament-vote/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=dlvr.it
5 months ago
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🌲The fate of a new law aimed at improving data on the EU’s
#forests
hangs by a thread 🚫Right-wing parties say they have gathered enough support to vote against the text today
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5 months ago
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Alice Bergoënd
EUwatch 🇪🇺
5 months ago
Après les dernières annonces de la Commission, la grogne monte chez les agriculteurs européens
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Après les dernières annonces de la Commission, la grogne monte chez les agriculteurs européens | Euractiv FR
Déstabilisés par les conflits commerciaux et la réduction des subventions, les agriculteurs européens pourraient bien manifester une nouvelle fois dans les rues de Bruxelles avec leurs tracteurs.
https://euractiv.fr/news/apres-les-dernieres-annonces-de-la-commission-la-grogne-monte-chez-les-agriculteurs-europeens/
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💸 Following cases of farm subsidy
#fraud
in Latvia, Romania, Slovakia, and Greece, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) is warning of “serious deficiencies” in reporting such abuse within the bloc
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Prosecutors find more farm fund fraud, just as the EU looks to spend again | Euractiv
In recent months, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office has put the Common Agricultural Policy in the spotlight
https://www.euractiv.com/news/prosecutors-find-more-farm-fund-fraud-just-as-the-eu-looks-to-spend-big-in-smaller-states/
5 months ago
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Alice Bergoënd
Euractiv
5 months ago
SOTEU2025 Liveblog: What’s next for the EU?
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SOTEU2025 Liveblog: What’s next for the EU?
Follow the 2025 State of the European Union speech with real-time coverage and analysis from Euractiv’s reporters in Strasbourg and Brussels
http://dlvr.it/TMzmNH
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Alice Bergoënd
Euractiv
5 months ago
Parliament negotiators suspend talks on forest data law amid EPP stalemate
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Parliament negotiators suspend talks on forest data law amid EPP stalemate
Sargiacomo told Euractiv they would go straight to a vote without further talks, “hoping to fracture the EPP”
http://dlvr.it/TMzCG6
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AGRI NEWS EU
5 months ago
In the second quarter of 2025, the average price of agricultural output in the EU rose by 5.6% compared with the second quarter of 2024. This confirmed the upward rise in prices after a period of decline
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/pro...
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EU agricultural output prices up 5.6%
In the second quarter of 2025, the average price of agricultural output in the EU rose by 5.6% compared with the second quarter of 2024. This confirmed the upward rise in prices after a period of decl...
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=ddn-20250909-1
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How Brussels got France to tone down its opposition to the EU-Mercosur deal
www.euractiv.com/section/agri...
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Member states soften opposition to EU-Mercosur deal - Euractiv
An additional regulation with safeguard measures against harmful imports is pushing the most critical member states to reconsider their stance
https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/member-states-soften-opposition-to-eu-mercosur-deal/
5 months ago
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🥚 French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard confirmed "the presence of
#antibiotics
banned in Europe in
#eggs
from Ukraine" in certain supermarkets in France 🔎 She is asking
@ec.europa.eu
to strengthen controls
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Paris urges EU action over banned antibiotics in Ukrainian eggs - Euractiv
The French egg sector warns of "a significant health risk for consumers", as supermarkets minimise the issue
https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/paris-urges-eu-action-over-banned-antibiotics-in-ukrainian-eggs/
6 months ago
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Alice Bergoënd
EUwatch 🇪🇺
6 months ago
Brussels proposes cutting tariffs on US industrial, agricultural products
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Brussels proposes cutting tariffs on US industrial, agricultural products
https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/brussels-proposes-cut-tariffs-on-us-industrial-agricultural-products/
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Alice Bergoënd
Euractiv
6 months ago
French farmers protest mass cattle cull to curb virus
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French farmers protest mass cattle cull to curb virus
As lumpy skin disease (LSD) is not normally found in the EU, law requires all animals at an affected farm to be destroyed
http://dlvr.it/TMhrPR
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🍎Last week, the maximum amount of the pesticide
#acetamiprid
traces allowed on certain fruits and vegetables was sharply cut ⚔️Farmers say that there is no alternative, while environmentalists disagree With views from
@ec.europa.eu
,
@paneurope.bsky.social
& others
www.euractiv.com/section/agri...
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Farmers push back against EU curbs on acetamiprid - Euractiv
Producers warn lower residue limits threaten fruit and vegetable output, while environmental groups insist safer alternatives exist.
https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/farmers-push-back-against-eu-curbs-on-acetamiprid/
6 months ago
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Alice Bergoënd
Euractiv
6 months ago
Farmland emerges as both casualty and barrier in Europe’s wildfires
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Farmland emerges as both casualty and barrier in Europe’s wildfires
In the affected areas, farmland has not only suffered damage from the flames but has also proven to play a role in slowing their advance
http://dlvr.it/TMcy9C
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💸The
@ec.europa.eu
has failed to secure an exemption for wine and spirits from the 15%
#tariff
imposed by the US on the EU 🍷The sector is bracing for major losses, but negotiations are not over, said EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič
www.euractiv.com/section/agri...
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EU fails to secure US tariff exemption for wine and spirits – for now - Euractiv
However, the battle may not be over as neither Brussels nor the member states seem willing to abandon these key industries
https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/eu-fails-to-secure-us-tariff-exemption-for-wine-and-spirits-for-now/
6 months ago
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