Disconnected growth: Poor rural connectivity threatens agricultural innovation in the EU
25 Aug Member States

Disconnected growth: Poor rural connectivity threatens agricultural innovation in the EU

Patchy broadband and limited 5G are holding back the adoption of new agricultural technologies across Europe’s rural regions.
by Matt Lynes
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Op-ed: Europe’s wine and spirits sector must be helped through the trade war
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EU struggles to hold Member States to account over animal transport breaches
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27 Oct 20
The EU must not let Bangladesh’s workers down
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26 Oct 20
EU investigating whether Hungarian state aid spending is undermining media freedom
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Is it time for the EU to take on more health responsibilities?
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Ensuring access to sexual and reproductive health and rights in EU humanitarian aid
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24 Oct 20
MEPs express outrage over Poland’s near-total ban on abortion
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24 Oct 20
What does the future hold for Europe's postal sector?
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23 Oct 20
Issue 523 | 26 October 2020
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23 Oct 20
Biotechnology can be a useful instrument for Europe’s recovery
We must fight new problems in new ways and apply new technologies carefully, bearing in mind ethical issues while researching all potential side e­ffects, writes Juozas Olekas.
23 Oct 20
How Europe can avoid a mental health pandemic
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22 Oct 20
Belarus: time to rethink EU foreign policy making
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21 Oct 20
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Make agriculture a key to reconcile with our planet
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A burger by any other name
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