Agriculture
Public spaces should be green, safe and healthy for all
21 August 2018
Isn’t it time we all go herbicide-free in public and urban places, asks Leo de Montaignac.
GUE/NGL group outlines 'fair and democratic' overhaul of CAP
17 August 2018
Parliament’s GUE/NGL group has launched plans for what it calls a “fair and democratic” common...
EU to offer higher advance payments to farmers amid droughts
3 August 2018
The European Commission says it is significantly stepping up aid for Europe’s farmers this...
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EU must do better on entrepreneurship
31 July 2018
The key to fighting unemployment is to foster a spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation in our...
Trump, Juncker agree on ‘new phase’ of EU-US relations
27 July 2018
The United States has agreed to work towards lowering trade barriers with the European Union,...
ECJ rules that 'new breeding techniques' are GMOs
25 July 2018
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has published its much-awaited ruling on the legal status of...
ECJ to rule on new breeding techniques
23 July 2018
The Greens in Parliament have insisted that new plant breeding techniques should be subject to the...
Health before looks
12 July 2018
Collaborative action is urgently needed to stop the practice of extreme breeding in dogs and cats
Issue 479 | 09 July 2018
6 July 2018
Ilhan Kyuchyuk interview, Austrian EU Council Presidency, Circular Economy, Plastics Strategy,...
AnimalhealthEurope welcomes new rules on animal medicines
19 June 2018
AnimalhealthEurope welcomes the outcomes agreed by the negotiators for the new rules on animal...
Going Dutch on antibiotic resistance
7 June 2018
Reducing antibiotic use in animal husbandry is essential to preventing the spread of antibiotic...
Innovation in animal health and sustainable livestock production in Europe: Two sides of the same coin?
7 June 2018
With the European Commission’s recently published proposal for a new common agricultural policy (...
International Forum on Food and Nutrition: EU needs a “revolution in thinking” to support sustainable agriculture
6 June 2018
The International Forum on Food and Nutrition has been told that the European Union needs a “...
New report claims glyphosate has 'serious adverse' health effects
18 May 2018
The controversial substance glyphosate has serious adverse health effects, including on sexual and...
Scratching the surface: why mandatory GMO feeding studies just do not make sense
15 May 2018
It’s time to scratch the surface, and recognise that advanced plant breeding methods, including GM...
Is Europe willing to make animals the scapegoat through a disproportionate focus on their role in AMR?
8 May 2018
Unlike human medicines veterinary medicines undergo a thorough environmental risk assessment,...
EU must reinstate science in GMO safety assessment and eliminate unnecessary animal testing
17 April 2018
Beat Späth, Director of Agricultural Biotechnology at EuropaBio, calls for an end to unneeded...
Antimicrobial resistance is an inevitable part of evolution
11 April 2018
Antimicrobial resistance is a natural, inevitable process, but changing our behaviour and adapting...
Trust in food risk assessment essential for innovation
11 April 2018
EuropaBio's reaction to the EC proposal for a regulation on the transparency and...
Issue 473 | 09 April 2018
9 April 2018
Soraya Post interview, Violence Against Women, Biofuels, Bulgarian EU Council Presidency Reception...
Embracing technology is vital for EU agriculture
23 March 2018
As the future shape of EU agricultural policy begins to be debated once more, industry must have...
MEP awards 2018: A word from the winners
22 March 2018
Greek deputy Eva Kaili hosted the Parliament Magazine's annual MEP awards ceremony recognising MEPs...
New rules breaking down barriers to innovation in animal health
21 March 2018
As trilogue negotiations progress, there are numerous ways in which the new rules on animal...
CAP reform: There is an opportunity in every crisis
21 March 2018
Bureaucracy is not a compulsory component of a common European agricultural policy, writes Peter...
Issue 472 | 19 March 2018
19 March 2018
Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov interview, ePivacy, Copyright, Fire Safety, Online Gambling, CAP Post-...
Science and Democracy: safeguarding the right to science, also in agriculture
19 March 2018
The upcoming World Congress for Freedom of Scientific Research will help raise awareness of the...
GMOinfo.EU brings you factual information on GMOs in your language
9 March 2018
EuropaBio, together with partners in 11 countries, is launching the GMOinfo.eu website, which...