PRESS RELEASE THE 4TH EDITION OF THE GLOBAL FOOD FORUM ABOUT TO KICK OFF « Time to declare an economic, social and environmental emergency for EU agriculture » Brussels, 2 December 2019 – The fourth edition of the Global Food Forum (GFF2019), organised by Farm Europe takes place on this 2nd & 3rd December at […]
Whether only three of them meeting in an informal way or all gathered in the Council of the EU, the majority of the agriculture ministers of the Member States continue to plead for the maintenance of the budget of the CAP in the future Multiannual Financial Framework. On the side of the European Parliament, the […]
In a nutshell: -CAP Reform Package —> The Presidency recalled that delegations to the Council in July were mostly in favor of an increased environmental and climate ambition, accompanied by sufficient funding, a reduced administrative burden for all and a sufficiently flexible agricultural policy to take into account the specificities of MS. The Presidency therefore proposes […]
According to the Governance of the energy union and climate action rules, Member States are required to establish a 10-year Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) for the period from 2021 to 2030 in order to meet the EU’s new energy and climate targets for 2030. These Plans shall cover the five dimensions of […]
In the current context of broad and lively discussions, Farm Europe is pleased to invite you to the 4th edition of the Global Food Forum, on the 2nd and 3rd of December 2019 at the premises of the European Parliament in Brussels, at the heart of the EU policymaking process. The Global Food Forum gathers each […]
We have written before on the issue, underlining the difference of treatment between farmers in the US and the EU. In the US farmers were twice compensated for the losses that accrue from the trade war with China. In the EU farmers are left on their own after the US retaliation on the Airbus subsidies […]
A department reporting to the French Prime minister tabled last week a report proposing to consider a switch from 1st pillar aids per ha to a payment per AWU (and eventually the remaining part of the 1st pillar budget per ha). It suggested a 8000 €/AWU which would not be doable in any case as it would […]