A European Parliament committee has voted in favour of new product labelling to help consumers identify and choose animal welfare-friendly products.The opinion, from the rapporteur Mr. Leif Erland Nielsen (Group…
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The European Commission authorised a Finnish scheme with a budget of 22 million which aims at supporting farmers in Finland who encounter difficulties as a result of the current economic…
The European Union has decided to impose stricter measures for the import from China of plants hosting the harmful citrus long horn beetle, an insect that is not native to…
More frequent inspections and tougher penalties will be needed to enforce the next EU Animal Welfare Action Plan, says a resolution adopted by the European Parliament today.The current 2006-10 plan…
The European Commission authorised an Austrian scheme with a budget of approximately 1.2 million which aims at supporting farmers in Austria who encounter difficulties as a result of the current…
The European Commission authorised a Bulgarian scheme with a budget of BGN 20 million (approximately 10,26 million) which aims at supporting agricultural holdings.The scheme is open to all undertakings…
MEPs agreed with the European Commission on Monday that EU common agricultural policy reform plans must be shaped with the help and backing of EU citizens, to ensure that the…
A new report published by the European Science Foundation (ESF) and the European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) calls for Europe to take a new…
he European Commission’s in-house scientific service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), on 25 July 2007 released its annual crop yield forecast for Europe. The central prediction is that the 2007…
(BRUSSELS) – The European Commission on Wednesday toasted a deal with Australia that aims to stop Australian vintners from using names of widely know European tipples such as Champagne or…
