Agriculture

A wake-up call for EU fisheries ministers

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31 July 2019

The latest scientific advice from The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) makes for sad reading - North Sea cod is severely depleted. However, this could be just what is needed to shock EU fisheries ministers into action, write Rebecca Hubbard and Dr Monica Verbeek.

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Anti-palm oil lobbies bending the EU’s will

30 July 2019

Youssef Kobo explains how anti-palm oil lobbies are hurting the environment and the EU’s poorest...

Paper food packaging "not as innocent as it seems", says consumer body

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30 July 2019

A new study by consumer group BEUC underscores the need for EU-wide rules to regulate non-...

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Growing scientific progress

25 July 2019

Students Martina Helmlinger and Lilli Schütz tell us why they are launching a Citizens’ Initiative...

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Respecting science and ethics: the case of GMOs

14 May 2019

Reasoned policymaking on GM crops requires a philosophical, as well as scientific analysis, argues...

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An inhumane and dangerous practice

25 April 2019

China’s burying of pigs alive in an effort to control African Swine Fever is a brutal method of...

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Facts must trump fear

17 April 2019

EuropaBio responds to EU Parliament vote on food chain risk assessment.

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Anthea McIntyre: Parliament’s pesticides committee reached the wrong conclusions

12 April 2019

A special committee set up by Parliament to look into the authorisation of potentially harmful...

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Parliament week ahead: Brexit tops the agenda

1 April 2019

Parliament will this week debate the latest state of play on the UK’s protracted withdrawal from...

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Innovation happens where it’s welcome

25 March 2019

If we want European SMEs and farmers to be innovators and compete at the highest levels, then we...

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Quality on tap

20 March 2019

The Drinking Water Directive is our opportunity to address the modern challenges of supplying high-...

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Issue 491 | 18 March 2019

18 March 2019

Former MEP, Finnish Prime Minister and recent EPP Spitzenkandidat shortlistee, Alexander Stubb...

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EU-Africa relations: Shared Ambitions

8 March 2019

A Parliament Magazine special supplement

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Parliament’s pesticide committee stance receives mixed reactions

30 January 2019

MEPs have given a mixed reaction to Parliament’s decision to adopt the recommendations of a special...

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Issue 487 | 21 January 2019

22 January 2019

Preview to the 11th Conference on Space Policy, Carbon Efficiency, Brexit, Copyright, Reducing...

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How Europe has priced out innovation: the example of plants

16 January 2019

Europe is lagging behind on several breakthrough technologies, especially in the field of...

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EuropaBio statement on court ruling that impacts genome-edited products

20 December 2018

EuropaBio calls for change, following court ruling that impacts genome-edited products.

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EU Parliament vote highlights need to build trust in risk assessment

19 December 2018

EuropaBio responds to the EU Parliamentary plenary vote on a legislative proposal for a regulation...

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EuropaBio position paper on mandatory GM feeding studies

18 December 2018

EuropaBio's position paper on mandatory GM feeding studies calls for the abolishment of mandatory...

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Central and Eastern European farmers protest for equal pay

17 December 2018

Hundreds of farmers from across Central and Eastern Europe staged a protest in Brussels on Thursday...

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Issue 486 | 10 December 2018

10 December 2018

Claude Moraes interview, Brexit, Human Rights, Austrian Presidency, European Payments, eHealth,...

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Reducing Antibiotic Resistance - How do the numbers add up to ONE?

21 November 2018

The collective goal of tackling antibiotic resistance should be to ensure One Health for our people...

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Issue 485 | 19 November 2018

19 November 2018

Anna Elżbieta Fotyga interview, Artificial Intelligence & Security, Cybersecurity, EU-Africa,...

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EU legislation must safeguard precision plant breeding technologies

13 November 2018

European plant scientists are hindered by an outdated regulatory framework that is at odds with...

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COP24: The EU’s moment of truth

25 October 2018

Action to tackle climate change is now an imperative rather than an objective, argues Jo Leinen.

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Europe must continue to invest in the bioplastic revolution

23 October 2018

It is imperative to seize the momentum of recent policy developments at both European and...

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Keeping our seas plastic-free

23 October 2018

Fish or plastic, that’s the key question surrounding a new awareness-raising initiative, explains...

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How the largest American Muslim foundation was falsely demonised by white supremacists

9 August 2019

The escalating spate of mass shootings from Christchurch to El Paso has been enabled by the fact that millions of ordinary people now believe in the existence of an Islamist conspiracy to ‘replace’ white people through mass immigration and birth rates, writes Saeed Khan.

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The EU must do more to fight the funding of Islamism across the continent

7 August 2019

The case of Qatari-controlled, UK-based Al Rayan Bank, which continues to provide financial services to a series of Islamist and extremist groups blacklisted by other institutions, highlights the dangers of lax financial oversight by the EU and its Member States, writes Nervana Mahmoud.

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Anti-palm oil lobbies bending the EU’s will

30 July 2019

Youssef Kobo explains how anti-palm oil lobbies are hurting the environment and the EU’s poorest members

Engineers Europe: Can Europe deliver the qualified engineers it needs for the future?

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Terrorism still high on the EU agenda

26 March 2019

On the third anniversary of the Brussels terror attacks, Eli Hadzhieva discusses how counter-terrorism measures have strengthened in the EU, but many challenges still remain unaddressed.

Stakeholder Reports

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Half a term left to boost jobs, growth and competitiveness through EU bioindustries

12 September 2017

EuropaBio mid-term alert to the Commission, Parliament and Council - download the report below.

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The Green G-nome's guide to GM crops and policies in the EU

12 September 2017

Download EuropaBio's report below or click here.

Latest Blogs

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brian.johnson

10 October 2016

Scientific revolutions may be on the horizon, but most of this shift isn't credible science or a step forward, argues Christopher J. Borgert.

It’s time to put meat on the climate negotiating table

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brian.johnson

25 November 2015

A global reduction in meat consumption could bring a quarter of the emissions reductions needed to meet the two degree target at which dangerous climate change can be avoided, writes Laura Wellesley.

Europe's Club du Bois: A foundation for jobs, growth, and climate goals?

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brian.johnson

12 January 2015

The 'Club du Bois' has provided an open forum for policymakers and stakeholders who believe that the European woodworking sector represents an essential industry in combating climate change and ushering in green growth for the EU, says Maria Noichl.

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