BRUSSELS 18/01/2016 – Today, Farm Europe has published a report, How to tackle price and income volatility for farmers? An overview of international agricultural policies and instruments, which provides an overview of food policy trends in all of the major production systems across the world. The executive summary raises the question: Do European farmers compete on a level […]
The fight against non-communicable diseases is becoming a central feature of public health policies at global, EU, and Member State level, putting nutrition policy under the spotlight. This week, Farm Europe launched its first debate on the EU agri-food chain and its contribution to health. Gathering representatives from the food industry, farmers’ organisations, NGOs, and European institutions, […]
The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney has warmly welcomed the historic Paris climate change agreement that has been reached by 195 countries from across the planet. Speaking at a Farm Europe conference in Brussels on the 14th December Minister Coveney said: “ It is appropriate that we are having a discussion today on sustainability, two days […]
If anyone would ask a few months ago whether the EU-MERCOSUR negotiations could be revitalized the answer would likely be: ” as much as the Doha Round”. It would have been hard to find an optimistic voice, for the trade talks seemed to be there hibernating for good. There were however signs from Brazil that […]
Abstract: On October 26, 2015 the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer has announced that it has added processed and red meat on its list of carcinogenic substances. Only three decades ago, read meat was categorised as one of the most valuable foods in most states’ nutritional guidelines. Now it is apparently a risk to […]
The cornerstone of the simplification of EU agricultural policy should be coherence among all EU policy initiatives, rather than discussions on the nitty-gritty of regulations. On Monday, EU agricultural ministers will meet to discuss the simplification of the Common Agriculture Policy, which has been promoted as THE flagship project of the Juncker Commission in the […]
Farm Europe is pleased to announce that Horacio Gonzalez Aleman has joined its team of contributors today. A well-known expert both in Spain and at EU level, Horacio is a Lawyer and Postgraduate in European Studies and Agri-food Business. He offers more than 25 years of experience in Food Chain issues, having held various positions in organisations in the […]
On Wednesday the 14th of October, Farm Europe organised a public debate on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) in the European Parliament, under the patronage of Mr. Paolo De Castro, Member of the European Parliament. As the TTIP negotiations seem to enter a more dynamic cycle, Farm Europe presented 8key elements to be […]
On the morning of the 12th October, Farm Europe hosted an event on growth and resilience in the agricultural sector with Mr. Tassos HANIOTIS, Director at the European Commission in charge of Economic analysis, perspectives and evaluation for Agriculture and Rural Development. Mr. Haniotis outlined the drivers of challenges for EU agriculture, the counterintuitive link […]
Some things are inevitable, and rising demand for food is one of them. Yet, as is often the case, the questions of what to do about a challenge and how to go about implementing a response generate more questions than practicable policy solutions. Our discussion paper on food security is online here.