The month of January 2021 has been marked by discussions on a crisis in the foie gras sector in France, a EU pig meat ban in China and the consequences of Brexit on EU meat trade. At European level, the Commission addressed the difficult situation in the pig meat sector due to the COVID-19 crisis, […]
In January 2021, several EU countries have adopted additional recovery plans for coping with COVID-19-related impacts on the agriculture sectors. At European level, reports concerning the impacts of COVID-19 on the food sector and consumer behaviour have been published this month. full note available on FE Members’ area
In January, the UK took a step further in the change in regulations of NBTs by opening a public consultation aimed at easing the process of approving products derived from gene editing techniques, while French Agricultural minister publicly expressed his view in favour of considering NBTs’ products, not as GMOs. In Germany, the GFFA – […]
January started the Portuguese presidency of the EU Council, with agricultural minister do Cèu Antunes defining the priorities of its mandate: conclude the CAP negotiations with Parliament, hoping to deliver more resilience for the sector and a transition to a greener architecture. On this last topic, the Commission published a document describing potential measures that […]
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 […]
During December, the CRISPS methodology has found a new appliance for a Covid-19 test using the Cas 13 protein, while MEPs wrote a letter to Health and food safety Commissioner reminding her the possible benefits that New breeding techniques could have in reaching the Green Deal objectives set in the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity […]
During the last month of the year the CAP reform negotiations went on, with Commissioner VP Timmermans starting negotiations on the Green architecture, however, MEP voiced their concerns on the Strategic Plans and the risks of concrete nationalisation of the European agricultural policy. At the same time, Council and Parliament agreed on the set of […]
While everyone has been getting ready for the end of the year festivities, it is worth mentioning that the US’s Congress has just passed last week its $900 billion COVID-19 relief package. Evidently, this includes a new round of aid to a wide array of agricultural sectors and farmers on top of the previous packages, […]