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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 animal testing.

Antimicrobial resistance is an inevitable part of evolution
11 April 2018

Antimicrobial resistance is a natural, inevitable process, but changing our behaviour and...

Issue 473 | 09 April 2018
9 April 2018

Soraya Post interview, Violence Against Women, Biofuels, Bulgarian EU Council Presidency...

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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.

Fertilizers Regulation: Food quality starts with fertilization

29 May 2017
There are natural ways of bringing soil back to life, argues Martin Häusling.

Will the EU phosphate fertilizer industry be a cadmium casualty?

29 May 2017
Paloma Pérez Sánchez and Pierre Jaouen on why they believe a cadmium limit of 80 mg strikes the...

Issue 455 | 15 May 2017

15 May 2017
Karmenu Vella interview, Green Week, EU Maritine Day, European Business Summit preview, Alcohol...

Food waste is an all-encompassing problem

15 May 2017
Food waste occurs across the entire supply and consumption chain, therefore no single regulation...

EU has equipped itself with robust plant protection legislation

12 May 2017
Six months on from Parliament's adoption of the plant protection report, shadow rapporteur Viorica...
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A shift to lightweighting demands heavyweight political support

17 April 2018

Lighter vehicles offer the opportunity to reduce CO2 emissions from all vehicles. However, continuing to focus on a mass-based approach is an opportunity lost, writes Patrik Ragnarsson.

Unleashing Big Data’s Potential for journalism, economy and research

4 April 2018

The extent to which Text and Data Mining is revolutionising the way both public and private sector researchers work has yet to be fully realised by EU policymakers, argue data mining experts.

Time to consign TB to the history books

23 March 2018

TB is far from being consigned to the history books, but there is real hope for a TB-free world in the coming decades, write Ivan Solovic and Raquel Duarte.

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Movers and Shakers | 23 April 2018
23 April 2018

Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column.

Vaccination is Europe's greatest public health asset
23 April 2018

Falling immunisation rates across the EU require common action, writes Xavier Prats Monné.

Europe needs a vaccination action plan
23 April 2018

The rise vaccine hesitancy across Europe is extremely concerning, and could lead to the return of deadly diseases, warns Renate Sommer.

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Improving standards of care in Chronic Intestinal Failure

20 April 2018

Much more needs to be done to reduce inequalities of care for people suffering from Chronic IF, a rare disease and organ failure, MEPs have been told.

Bulgaria: Dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial

9 April 2018

Bulgaria is dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial, has a higher percentage of women working in ICT than any other EU member state and is at the forefront of Europe’s digital transformation.

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 for their outstanding work over the last year.

Stakeholder Reports

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.

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.

Movers and Shakers

Movers and Shakers | 23 April 2018

23 April 2018

Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column.

Movers and Shakers | 16 April 2018

16 April 2018

Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column.

Movers and Shakers | 9 April 2018

9 April 2018

Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column.

Latest Blogs

ShiFt happens, but it's not always good science

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

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?

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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