Asiago, Black Forest Ham, Brie, Camembert, Chorizo, Emmental, Fontina, Gorgonzola, Gouda, Grana, Feta, Kiełbasa, Mortadella, Munster, Pecorino, Parmesan: these are just a few of the European cheeses and meat products that are Geographical Indications (GIs) — or names intrinsically linked to GI systems — protected at EU level and included in the recently signed EU-Mercosur […]
Yesterday, the European Parliament approved the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations on cross-borders unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain. With 555 votes in favour, none against and 26 abstentions, Members of the European Parliament gave their final approval to new rules requiring national authorities to work together […]
When the European Commission presented its proposals to apply the Green Deal to agriculture, Farm Europe took the lead to point out what they implied for the EU: lower production, higher food costs, less food security, lower exports, lower revenues. That analysis was widely shared. It was followed by a strong reaction from farmers’ organisations […]
This morning the European Parliament adopted the trilogue agreement reached with its co-legislator last December, concerning the European climate law (ECL) amendment introducing a binding intermediate climate target for 2040 of a 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to 1990 levels. 413 MEPs voted in favour of the text, 226 against, and […]
On Tuesday, the European Parliament approved the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations on the wine package. MEPs approved the provisional agreement reached with EU Member States on 4 December 2025 by a vote of 625 to 15, with 11 abstentions. The new rules aim to tackle the challenges faced by wine producers while opening […]
Farm Europe warmly welcomes the approval by the ENVI Committee, today, of the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs). The favourable vote in the ENVI Committee sends an important signal of the European Parliament’s commitment to promoting responsible, science-based innovation, in support of the sustainability and competitiveness of EU agricultural […]
Eat Europe and Farm Europe warmly welcome the initiative taken during the Agrifish EU Council by several EU Members States, calling on the European Commission to revise Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on food information to consumers (FIC Regulation) and to extend mandatory origin labelling to a broader range of agricultural and food products. At a […]
Today, the European Parliament has adopted its resolution seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA). MEPs had to face today one of the most important choices of the current term: whether or not to support the […]
It is now up to the European Parliament to decide on the future of the trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur countries, following its adoption by a qualified majority of the permanent representatives of the EU Member States. When making their individual choices, MEPs will have to take into account not only […]
Yesterday, President Ursula von der Leyen sent a letter to the European Parliament and to the Council outlining some possible evolutions in the position of the European Commission with regard to the 2028-2034 EU budget. For the Common Agricultural Policy, namely, an amount of €45 billion may be added to the €297.3 billion ring-fenced CAP in […]