The month of April was marked by: At the level of the European Parliament, MEPs reiterated their call for an increase in the Multiannual Financial Framework and ComAgri specifically expressed its opposition to any reduction in the CAP budget. At the level of the European Commission, the submission of the revised MFF, including an Union […]
This April have seen several studies, reports, interviews concerning new variety breeding technologies published. From the US, the USDA released a report on biotechnology in the United Kingdom, saying that in the short term, the United Kingdom is unlikely to change its legislation, due to the proximity to the EU. In addition, a study released […]
Wine news continues to be marked in this April by the Covid-19 pandemic. Various associations, professional wine organizations (Italian, Spanish, French wine cooperatives, CEEV, EFOW) asked the European Union for help during this month of April following the Covid-19 pandemic. At European level, the European Commission adopted a package of exceptional measures on the 22nd […]
Readers might think that they have already read about this, but the fact is that in the US a new layer of support to help agriculture cope with the Covid-19 crisis was launched this week. This support package is the third since the beginning of the crisis, so yes you have read about increased support […]
From what is filtering, the European Commission is preparing an EU-wide Recovery Programme anchored in her revised MFF (2021-2027 budget) proposal. A word of caution: this paper elaborates on what we know so far, and changes might be introduced on the final Commission proposal. What we understand The Commission is planning to propose a revised […]
Comagri MEPs yesterday voted on the position they intend the European Parliament to take in negotiations with the Council (and the Commission) on the CAP transitional provisions until the future CAP reform, which they foresee for 1 January 2023 at the earliest, is in place. This position should officially become that of the European Parliament […]
The widespread crisis caused by the Covid19 pandemic continues to have major impacts on economic sectors, including agriculture, and to give rise to decisions at national and Community level. The European Parliament and the Ministers of the Member States require the European Commission, in addition to the technical and administrative measures adopted, to resort to […]
In all major crisis there is a moment of denial, a moment of blame and a moment of reckoning. We are experiencing a major and unprecedented crisis, a crisis on which states decided to stop economic activity to protect lives. Unfortunately we see many still in denial of the inevitable impact on agriculture. Farm Europe […]
The Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the wine trade, both European and non-European. All wine markets are affected. In addition to other things, this month of March have seen more than 50 MEPs asking, via a letter, the European Commission to take exceptional measures to support the agri-food sector, including the wine industry, a sector penalised […]
In March, EASAC, the Scientific Advisory Council of European Academies, called for a radical reform of the legal framework for GMOs, and considered that new varietal selection techniques can help, inter alia, to combat social inequalities. Paolo De Castro MEP, S&D coordinator at Comagri,, agreed with EASAC’s request and called for European agriculture to be […]