About: agriculture subsidies
Spain’s agri-minister: We are EU’s ‘vegetable garden’ thanks to innovation, quality
Spain is the "vegetable garden of Europe" and the sector remains competitive thanks to a combination of quality, innovation and meeting consumer demands, the Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, told EURACTIV's partner EFE agro.
EU slaps anti-subsidy duties on Indonesian biodiesel
The European Commission on Tuesday (13 August) imposed countervailing duties of 8% to 18% on imports of subsidised biodiesel from Indonesia, saying the move aimed to restore a level playing field for European Union producers.
Citizens are fed up with industrial agriculture
Europe's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was a big issue at this year's Green Week in Berlin. With all the billions of euros available, the agro-ecological transition is more than possible, especially if subsidies to agribusiness and factory farms were stopped, write Harriet Bradley and Trees Robijns.
UK to continue farm subsidies for five years after Brexit
The British government said yesterday (4 January) it will match European Union subsidies for farmers for around five years after Brexit until it puts in place a new system focusing more on environmental protection.
EU, Brazil propose farm subsidies overhaul to help developing countries
The European Union and Brazil yesterday (17 July) proposed to the World Trade Organization a reform of farm subsidies in order to "level the playing field" for emerging economies, an EU statement said.
Parliament narrowly adopts pesticide ban for ‘ecological areas’
The European Parliament narrowly endorsed a ban on the use of pesticides on arable land set aside for nature conservation on Wednesday (14 June), prompting a leading environmental group to call for a rethinking of how the bloc's multi-billion agricultural policy is decided.
Ireland scrambles to shield agriculture from Brexit threat
The Irish government is scrambling to protect its agriculture industry, which exports almost half its goods to the UK, from the threat of Brexit.
MEPs call for a complete rethink of the CAP
A group of MEPs have called on the EU to adopt a new agricultural strategy that puts agriculture at the heart of European society and responds to the strategic challenges of the 21st century. EURACTIV France reports.
EU must use New Zealand as a testing ground for new model of FTA, says trade minister
EXCLUSIVE / The EU and New Zealand can accelerate negotiations for an FTA if they move beyond the historical sensitivities, which are far from real, and try to implement some of the innovations in the Commission's Trade for All strategy.
EU Commissioner pledges to align development, farm policies with Africa
EU Commissioner Dacian Ciolo? called for an elimination of agricultural export refunds in trade with African countries at the International Green Week in Berlin last Thursday (16 January). His announcement received mixed reactions in Germany, with political parties hopeful and NGOs advocating unconditional removal of such subsidies, EURACTIV Germany reports.
Germany’s CAP subsidies to favour small farmers, greening
Germany is to change the way it distributes the €6.2 billion of farming subsidies it receives every year from the EU, disbursing more towards small and medium-sized enterprises and eco-farming practices. EURACTIV Germany reports. VideoPromoted content