S- stop-glyphosate.jpg (STRASBOURG) – The European Parliament voted Tuesday for immediate restrictions on the use of controversial glyphosate-based herbicides, leading to a full ban on use of the substance by…
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Photo by Brian Robert Marshall (BRUSSELS) – MEPs on the European Parliament’s Environment Committee backed Wednesday a full ban on glyphosate-based herbicides by December 2020 and immediate restrictions on the…
MEPs at a public hearing Wednesday discussed the EU risk assessment of the herbicide glyphosate, demanding that pesticides be checked for endocrine disrupting…
Cows (LUXEMBOURG) – The European Court of Auditors has announced it is to examine whether the European Commission and the EU Member States have made effective contributions to the EUs…
Photo by Brian Robert Marshall (STRASBOURG) – The European Parliament blocked an EU Commission proposal Wednesday which would have exempted some chemicals in pesticides from being identified as endocrine disruptors.EU…
The very last agricultural quota system in place, managing sugar production in the EU, were scrapped on 30 September, after nearly 50…
The EU has opened an in-depth probe into Bayer’s proposed acquisition of Monsanto over concerns that the merger may reduce competition in pesticides, seeds…
The EU Commission launched an EU-wide public consultation Wednesday on how to make the EU food supply chain fairer, aiming to address…
Photo Jasper Greek Golangco (BRUSSELS) – A new EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme for healthy eating was in place from 1 August, ready to be implemented across the…
In the vote on import approval for a new variety of genetically engineered soybeans in Brussels on 12 July, Germany was the only country which abstained. According to well informed…
