Agriculture
New breeding techniques: EU must take off its ideological blinkers
20 September 2017
The debate on modern agriculture and new breeding techniques must be pragmatic, says Norbert Lins.
World needs vigorous regulatory action to fight AMR
20 September 2017
The global response to AMR requries strong collaboration between the environmental, trade,...
Will Europe embrace precise plant breeding or further frustrate innovation?
18 September 2017
We urgently need legal certainty to support innovation in plant breeding in the EU, writes ...
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Biotech Industry State of the Union Evaluation
12 September 2017
EU should put innovation friendly policies back at the heart of their agenda, to benefit from the...
Antimicrobial Resistance: Time To Act
12 September 2017
A Parliament Magazine special supplement in association with PA International on ending the...
Sugar is the sweet spot of an EU-Mercosur trade deal
5 September 2017
EU-Mercosur trade talks have progressed on many issues this year, but sugar - a critical area for...
EU Commission monitoring fipronil egg crisis
11 August 2017
The European Commission says it is closely monitoring the egg crisis rapidly engulfing Europe.
New EU report voices fresh concern over AMR
4 August 2017
Fresh concern has been voiced about the impact of use of antibiotics on the increase in antibiotic-...
EU reopens discussions on glyphosate approval
20 July 2017
The EU’s standing committee on plants, animals, food and feed has met to discuss the European...
Estonian EU Council presidency to prioritise action to combat antimicrobial resistance
12 July 2017
New Chinese research suggests feed additives can promote animal health and growth as well as or...
Fertilising regulation: Balancing human health and innovation
10 July 2017
Updating the fertilizers regulation must not be used as an excuse for a backdoor revision of the...
Fertilising regulation: Devil is in the detail
10 July 2017
The devil, as always, is in the detail of the new fertilising regulation, argues Jacob Hansen.
EU must break down barriers to free movement of innovative fertilizers
10 July 2017
Europe must break down barriers to the free movement of innovative fertilizers, writes Ildikó Gáll-...
Issue 459 | 10 July 2017
7 July 2017
Michał Boni Interview, Estonian EU Council Presidency Preview, EU-Cuba trade, Towards a Digital...
Safe and sound: assessing the risk?
7 July 2017
The European Food Safety Agency needs to do more than merely quantify risk; it needs to consider...
What will happen to UK agriculture post-Brexit?
27 June 2017
No one knows what a post-Brexit UK agricultural policy will look like, explains James Nicholson.
Issue 458 | 26 June 2017
23 June 2017
Brexit talks begin, Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, Future-Proofing Workers Rights, Skin...
Time to act on Antibacterial resistance
16 June 2017
The threat from antimicrobial resistance continues to be underestimated. What are governments and...
Expanding the farmer's toolbox: Towards low-risk pesticides?
15 June 2017
Pressure grows for moves towards biological low-risk pesticides, reports Rory Watson.
Issue 457 | 12 June 2017
12 June 2017
Violeta Bulc interview, EU Sustainable Energy Week, Cleaner Cars, Performers' Rights, Antimicrobial...
Europe is on the right path for sustainable agriculture - but there's room for improvement
31 May 2017
Europe is on the right path for sustainable agriculture, but it needs a more coherent framework,...
How can EU consume and produce fairer and better?
31 May 2017
If the EU wants to reach its sustainable development goals, it must rethink its food production...
Issue 456 | 29 May 2017
30 May 2017
Seb Dance interview, fertilizers regulation, copyright, PNR, European week against cancer, 5...
Fertilizers Regulation: Introducing lower cadmium limits could weaken EU
29 May 2017
The EU is sleep walking into a security, geopolitical and trade crisis, warns Tomasz Włostowski.
Fertilizers Regulation: Cadmium limits in the new fertilizers regulation must be based on sound risk assessments
29 May 2017
New standards should not be based on a precautionary approach, argues Elisabetta Gardini.
Fertilizers Regulation: EU's failure to address challenges of cadmium limits is a massive institutional failure
29 May 2017
Low limits will only benefit Russian producers, argues Jarosław Wałęsa
Fertilizers Regulation: Proposed cadmium targets for phosphate fertilizers are not unrealistic
29 May 2017
Phosphate fertilizers are now Europe’s main source of cadmium contamination, says Pavel Poc.