With one in ten pollinating insects on the verge of extinction, and a third of bee and butterfly species declining, the EU…
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Photo by Brian Robert Marshall (BRUSSELS) – A proposal for a new common agricultural policy, outlined Friday by the EU Commission, focuses on greater flexibility for EU Member States, better…
Photo by ulrichstill (BRUSSELS) – The EU Commission adopted new rules Friday which would for the first time expressly allow a range of modern technologies to be used when carrying…
The EU Council adopted new EU rules on organic production and the labelling of organic products Wednesday, with a view to encouraging…
The European Commission was right to impose restrictions on the use of three bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides, imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam, the EU’s…
A committee of EU member states’ representatives have backed a proposal for a near-total ban of three bee-killing neonicotinoid insecticides which a…
Organic food (STRASBOURG) – Euro-MPs gave the green light Thursday to a new law on organic food production and labelling, with a view to boosting organic production and ensuring that…
The EU Commission put forward proposals Thursday to ban the most damaging unfair trade practices in the food supply chain, with a…
Brussels is proposing to increase the maximum amount of agricultural state aid that Member States can distribute without prior notification from EUR…
The EU needs a long-term strategy to rebuild the bee population, the EU Parliament said Thursday calling for more investment in…
