The Covid-19 crisis is already impacting agriculture in a number of ways: cross-border flows of agriculture goods face delays, and in some areas there are not enough workers. These are serious problems. We understand that measures are being taken to speed up cross-border trade, and particular work shortages can only be addressed at regional and […]
Although the Council of March 23 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the agriculture ministers of the 27 nevertheless met for a video conference on March 25, 2020. In the presence of the President of the Council Marija Vučković as well as the Commissioners for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski and the Commissioner for Environment Virginijus […]
The month of February was marked by the failure of EU leaders to reach an agreement on the EU’s 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Charles Michel’s proposal of an overall level of the MFF 2021-2027 at 1.074% was not unanimously supported at the Summit on the 19-20th February and no compromise emerged. As far as […]
February was marked as follows: Following the work of rapporteur Elsi Katainen, the majority of ComAgri MEPs confirmed the need to extend the one-year transition period proposed by the European Commission by at least one year. They also expressed their support for producer organisations as a means of strengthening the position of producers in an […]
This event Innovative Breeding Techniques: the crucial role of sustainable farming to achieve the Green Deal ambitions organised by Agriculture & Progress will take place under the patronage of MEP Paolo De Castro (S&D).
Due to the recent developments in the situation with the COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we regrettably have decided to postpone the event « Seizing the available tools for the European Union to develop winning strategies to halt deforestation » originally scheduled to take place in the European Parliament on the 25th March. The health and safety of […]
The Covid-19 crisis is already impacting agriculture in a number of ways: cross-border flows of agriculture goods face delays, and in some areas there are not enough workers. These are serious problems. We understand that measures are being taken to speed up cross-border trade, and particular work shortages can only be addressed at regional and […]
Europe is calling for measures to mitigate the disastrous impact of the COVID-19 and the European biofuels industry is answering that call of social responsibility without hesitation today. Many of the European biofuel companies have successfully changed their complex manufacturing and production processes to be able to offer a much-needed contribution towards curbing the spread […]