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GROWTH - 22 December 2017

Biofuels: surmounting populism for a fact-based policy

Posted on 22/12/2017 - By Farm Europe

October 2017 The European Commission has made a proposal in the context of a revised RED (Renewable Energy Directive) that would phase out to a large extent the production of conventional or first-generation biofuels, produced from EU feedstock. Why are conventional biofuels being targeted for quasi-extinction? Are they not valuable in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, […]

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GROWTH - 6 December 2019

Indicators assessing the economic and environmental performance of EU agriculture in the framework of the CAP

Posted on 06/12/2019 - By Farm Europe

December 2019 Introduction For 30 years, the environment has been an integrated part of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and today it has become one of the main dimensions of this policy. A “greening” measure was introduced during the 2013 reform to strengthen the environmental and climate performance of the CAP. The conclusions on the […]

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FOOD CHAIN - 5 January 2016

A European policy in need of overhaul or adaptation?

Posted on 05/01/2016 - By Yves Madre & Luc Vernet

Reformed in 2014 with the aim of greater clarity and in line with the expectations of European society, is the current CAP a robust policy response to the challenges which the European Union must overcome in the next 15 years? By tying 30% of direct aid to the issues of environmental sustainability and climate, and […]

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Biofuels: surmounting populism for a fact-based policy

Indicators assessing the economic and environmental performance of EU agriculture in the framework of the CAP

A European policy in need of overhaul or adaptation?