The negotiation of a post- Brexit Trade Agreement with the UK has finally been concluded at the eleventh hour, after years of up and downs. Farm Europe has from the outset closely analysed the consequences of Brexit, and raised the attention of the sector and decision-makers to its large impact. Our assessment is clear: the […]
The month of December 2020 has been marked by developments of the bird flu; the 2020 Agricultural Outlook Conference, and topics related to animal welfare such as the ban of live animal transports and the EU-wide animal welfare label. At European level, much discussed topics were Brexit implications for EU trade and developments in the […]
In December 2020, several EU countries have adopted additional recovery plans for coping with COVID-19-related impacts on the agriculture sectors. At European level, rules on aid for agriculture, forestry and fisheries were extended for two years and the EU Budget 2021 has been approved on December 16, 2020. full note in FE Members’ area
The US presidential election involved all political commentators, trying to understand what Biden’s election as President of the United States could mean for Europe. It is reasonable to expect a return to more relaxed relations between Washington and Brussels. Which could lead, for example, to a shared solution on the tariffs front, which has seen […]
French, Italian and Spanish wine cooperatives – representing more than 50% of European production – organize a public debate together with the Wine Institute by the European Think Tank Farm Europe on the future of the wine sector. Speakers: Pau Roca – Director General of International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) Denis Pantini – Director Wine Monitor at Nomisma Clara Aguilera – Member of the European Parliament […]
We are pleased to invite you to the event Transatlantic Sustainability Dialogue – Bridging an agricultural understanding, which is taking place on the 27th of October at 15:00 organized by Farm Europe and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Farm Europe and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are launching a series of events to reflect on the sustainability of agriculture on both […]
The negotiation of a post- Brexit Trade Agreement with the UK has finally been concluded at the eleventh hour, after years of up and downs. Farm Europe has from the outset closely analysed the consequences of Brexit, and raised the attention of the sector and decision-makers to its large impact. Our assessment is clear: the […]
The Dutch branch of the NGO Friends of the Earth has denounced that “Neste’s suppliers have been responsible for the deforestation of at least 10,000 hectares of tropical forest in the period January 2019–June 2020. Moreover, almost 13,000 fire alerts involving these companies were documented on plantations in 2019.” 1 The Finnish oil company Neste […]