An update of rules governing excise duty on alcohol within the EU, proposed Friday by the Commission, would reduce costs for small…
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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…
Kit Kat Type Variations (LUXEMBOURG) – The future of the three-dimensional shape of Nestle’s Kit Kat 4 fingers chocolate as an EU trade mark is in doubt following Thursday’s opinion…
The EU Commission put forward proposals Thursday to ban the most damaging unfair trade practices in the food supply chain, with a…
Responding to public concern in the form of a ‘European Citizens’ Initiative’, the EU Commission presented Wednesday a proposal to improve the transparency…
The EU needs a long-term strategy to rebuild the bee population, the EU Parliament said Thursday calling for more investment in…
Organic food (LUXEMBOURG) – The EU Court of Auditors is set to conduct an audit of checks on Europe’s organic food, to look at the control system governing the production,…
Water (BRUSSELS) – The EU Commission proposed Thursday a revision of the EU Drinking Water Directive, in an effort to improve the quality and people’s access to drinking water, as…
The common testing methodology for dual quality of food, developed by the EU’s Joint-Research Centre, is to be ready in April, European Commissioner…
The EU must step up support for beekeepers, ban harmful pesticides, invest more in developing safe bee drugs and clamp down on…
