This week in the European Parliament
06 Sep Agriculture & Food

This week in the European Parliament

Afghanistan, Women's' Rights, combatting Digital Disinformation and Beating Cancer are among the topline issues being discussed and debated this week by MEPs
by Brian Johnson
Saving the bees: the next step
06 Sep Agriculture & Food
Saving the bees: the next step
Are MEPs inadvertently causing animal suffering by going beyond scientific advice?
31 Aug Agriculture & Food
Are MEPs inadvertently causing animal suffering by going beyond scientific advice?
A hands-on approach to animal welfare
13 Jul Agriculture & Food
A hands-on approach to animal welfare
Europe’s soft drinks industry is committed to making the healthier choice, the easy choice Partner Content
06 Jul Agriculture & Food
Europe’s soft drinks industry is committed to making the healthier choice, the easy choice
The sector is playing its part in creating a healthier and more sustainable food system in Europe but urgent action by all food sectors is required to achieve wider positive health impacts.
The EU must deploy all available solutions in its attempt to decarbonise Partner Content
06 Jul Agriculture & Food
The EU must deploy all available solutions in its attempt to decarbonise
With the EU deeply divided over its new ‘green fuel law’, biofuels produced from sustainable palm oil can offer a solution, explains Robert Hii.
Issue 539 | 05 July 2021
05 Jul Agriculture & Food
Issue 539 | 05 July 2021
The latest edition of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
A hands-on approach to animal welfare
02 Jul Agriculture & Food
A hands-on approach to animal welfare
Animal welfare is best improved by letting the experts do their jobs and fairly remunerating their efforts, argues Marlene Mortler.
“A historic day for animal welfare in Europe” as Commission announces cage phase-out
30 Jun Agriculture & Food
“A historic day for animal welfare in Europe” as Commission announces cage phase-out
The executive, responding to the ‘End the Cage Age’ European Citizens’ Initiative, said it would present legislative proposals to phase out and eventually prohibit cages for all farm animals listed in the ECI.
Next generation livestock farming Partner Content
24 Jun Agriculture & Food
Next generation livestock farming
The animal health sector supports an integrated, digital approach to increase efficiency and production in farm management, yet incentives for innovation are needed, Marta Pacheco reports.
Farming 2.0: How new technology is changing farming Partner Content
24 Jun Agriculture & Food
Farming 2.0: How new technology is changing farming
New technological advances in animal health are transforming livestock farming for the better, writes Roxane Feller.
Life-Cycle Assessment: Regulating in times of environmental challenges
23 Jun Agriculture & Food
Life-Cycle Assessment: Regulating in times of environmental challenges
Life-Cycle Assessment can help provide transparent and evidence-based decisions that are key to achieving Europe’s climate ambitions, argues Klemen Grošelj.
Circular Economy: No time nor money to waste
21 Jun Agriculture & Food
Circular Economy: No time nor money to waste
Europe is currently overshooting its resource consumption. This cannot continue, argues Sirpa Pietikäinen.
European Parliament calls for the end of all animal cages in Europe by 2027
17 Jun Agriculture & Food
European Parliament calls for the end of all animal cages in Europe by 2027
MEPs also want the European Commission to speed up its review of EU animal welfare legislation.
Farm to Fork Strategy: Food for thought
09 Jun Agriculture & Food
Farm to Fork Strategy: Food for thought
Ensuring the availability of food supplies at reasonable prices for consumers must continue to be a priority for EU agricultural policy, writes Herbert Dorfmann.
Farm to Fork Strategy: A food chain revolution
09 Jun Agriculture & Food
Farm to Fork Strategy: A food chain revolution
There is a lot at stake with the Farm to Fork Strategy as it must not only fight the symptoms of climate change and biodiversity loss brought about by our food system, but it must also tackle the causes, writes Sarah Wiener.
Farm to Fork Strategy: Solving Europe’s food system challenges
07 Jun Agriculture & Food
Farm to Fork Strategy: Solving Europe’s food system challenges
We need to get the Farm to Fork Strategy right if we want a healthier, more balanced, and sustainable European food system, writes Clara Aguilera.
Rethinking obesity Event Coverage
27 May Agriculture & Food
Rethinking obesity
There is a growing and urgent need for public health initiatives and objectives to meet the challenges of obesity. Jon Benton reports on a recent Herbalife Nutrition event that put treatment of the chronic disease under the microscope.
Final battlelines drawn as talks over EU’s future farm policy enter home stretch
26 May Agriculture & Food
Final battlelines drawn as talks over EU’s future farm policy enter home stretch
On Wednesday EU farm ministers and MEPs were due to hold concurrent talks in a bid to thrash out a deal on the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Tilly Metz interview: Animal Farm 2.0
26 May Agriculture & Food
Tilly Metz interview: Animal Farm 2.0
A long-time advocate for animal rights, Tilly Metz is working to create a Europe that focuses on less-but-better animal farming and one that faces up to the climate crisis while factoring in sustainability. Lorna Hutchinson reports.
Issue 536 | 24 May 2021
21 May Agriculture & Food
Issue 536 | 24 May 2021
The latest edition of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
Palm oil: Sustaining sustainability
20 May Agriculture & Food
Palm oil: Sustaining sustainability
We must not forget that we have a responsibility towards our partners in South East Asia and to the millions of people whose livelihoods depend on our trade, explains Marianne Vind.
Palm oil production needs a sustainable solution
20 May Agriculture & Food
Palm oil production needs a sustainable solution
The vital export value of palm oil to Southeast Asian economies cannot be ignored, but it needs a long-term, sustainable approach to production, writes Daniel Caspary.
To combat climate change, EU must partner with ASEAN to tackle tropical deforestation Partner Content
13 May Agriculture & Food
To combat climate change, EU must partner with ASEAN to tackle tropical deforestation
Shifts in attitudes towards palm oil by European nations could herald a new Europe-ASEAN partnership to tackle deforestation, writes Glenn Schatz.
Green Trade War on Palm Oil – How EU’s palm oil ban is devastating livelihoods of farmers in the Global South Partner Content
12 May Agriculture & Food
Green Trade War on Palm Oil – How EU’s palm oil ban is devastating livelihoods of farmers in the Global South
The EU’s palm oil ban unintentionally sparked a green trade war against the world’s palm oil producers, reviving memories of colonialism, argues Muhammed Magassy.
Can palm oil truly be sustainable? Malaysia offers a certification model we’ve been waiting for Partner Content
11 May Agriculture & Food
Can palm oil truly be sustainable? Malaysia offers a certification model we’ve been waiting for
The Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification is redefining the responsible supply chain from producer to consumer, writes Robert Hii.
EU Biodiversity Strategy: A time of transformative change
11 May Agriculture & Food
EU Biodiversity Strategy: A time of transformative change
With the EU Biodiversity Strategy turning one year old in May, Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius reviews its accomplishments and sets out what the future holds.
Issue 535 | 10 May 2021
10 May Agriculture & Food
Issue 535 | 10 May 2021
The latest edition of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.