The European Council has invited the Parliament to a last trilogue before Christmas to define the terms of the draft directive on unfair trading practices (UTPs) in the agri-food supply chain.

A European association for the defence of farmers has called on the European institutions to enforce a decision from last year banning the patenting of plants issued from biological processes.

Policy-makers should find medium to long term solutions to assist farmers to manage the risk associated with extreme weather patterns while reducing the initial cost of transitioning towards sustainable farming models.

The chairman of the EU Task Force for Rural Africa has presented the results of the think tank's work on the occasion of the High-Level Forum Africa-Europe.

The European Livestock and Meat Trades Union, known by its French acronym, UECBV, has backed the request by the US National Pork Producers Council to allow lactic and acetic acid rinses to be used to decontaminate pig cuts and carcasses in slaughterhouses.

Food and ag groups are calling on the Trump administration to push a U.S.-EU trade deal that fixes a range of EU policies, such as reversing Geographical Indications (GIs) for cheeses, biotechnology restrictions and meat standards, to open up the bloc to more U.S. foods.

The chairman of the EU Task Force for Rural Africa has presented the results of the think tank's work on the occasion of the High-Level Forum Africa-Europe.

A European association for the defence of farmers has called on the European institutions to enforce a decision from last year banning the patenting of plants issued from biological processes.

Next week will be a relatively quiet one in preparation for the Christmas break for the EU institutions.

The European Commission has proposed the re-introduction of anti-dumping duties on biodiesel from Argentina after collecting evidence that the cheap imports are unduly subsidised and pose a threat to local producers.

The group of the Socialists and Democrats (S&Ds) of the European Parliament has put forward a reflection document on sustainable development including proposals "to resolve the social and ecological crisis" modern society is facing.

In a major move to combat global deforestation, French authorities have presented a strategy to limit the imports of agri-food products linked to the disappearance of forest areas.

A no-deal Brexit would cut Ireland’s GDP and national wages, especially for low skilled workers and farmers, and an Irish exit from the EU would only worsen this impact, new research has found.

The British government will not use threats of food shortages in Ireland as a tactic to strengthen its Brexit negotiating position, UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said, rebuffing the controversial suggestion made by a fellow Conservative politician.

A new report has warned that the post-Brexit UK could end up bowing to the pro-pesticide lobby and using the withdrawal from the EU as an "opportunity to deregulate"