Mercosur: Parliament backs safeguard measures to protect EU agriculture 

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Tuesday MEPs approved a safeguard clause for the EU-Mercosur agreement to prevent imports from Mercosur countries harming Europe’s agriculture sector. Parliament’s position was adopted by 431 in favour, 161 against and 70 abstentions. Negotiations with the Council on the final form of the […]

Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture delivers its final report to President von der Leyen

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen received today the final report of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture, handed over by the group’s chair, Professor Peter Strohschneider. Entitled “A shared prospect for farming and food in Europe”, the […]

Fairer, simpler, more flexible EU farm policy: MEPs vote on post-2020 reform

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The Agriculture Committee approved the second batch of proposals to improve EU farm policy so that it better meets farmers’ and consumers’ expectations after 2020. The second vote on CAP reform focussed on the new EU rules for direct payments and rural development after […]

Here’s how we can rethink the way we eat meat

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Chiara Cecchini, US director, co-founder, Future Food Institute By 2050, the world population is projected to reach nearly 10 billion. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, food production must increase by 70% to feed this larger population. How […]

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