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German farmers to get €340m state aid for drought-caused harvest losses
Farmers in Germany who have suffered harvest losses of 30% or more due to the ongoing drought will get a total of €340 million in state aid, a half of the estimated damage, Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner told a press...
Dairy farmers demand EU action on milk prices
Europe’s dairy farmers gathered in front of the European Commission’s headquarters in Brussels on Thursday (26 October) to demand measures to improve their income security in the face of recurring crises in the sector.
Greece to impose country of origin labelling on milk in 2018
Greece plans to make country of origin labelling on milk mandatory from 2018, joining the growing trend of more precise food labelling in EU countries, which has angered the food industry.
Commission merges healthy food schemes at school to cut red tape
The European Commission announced on Tuesday (1 August) that it would merge the milk and fruit and vegetables schemes currently provided separately to schoolchildren across Europe.
Farming innovation is staple for Europe’s food security
As the United Nations celebrate World Milk Day, Ramiro Cabral highlights a seemingly impossible challenge: producing more food in a manner that uses less land, water, feed and energy, all the while ensuring animal welfare.
FAO prepares to open carbon markets to the milk sector
Small-scale milk producers could soon have access to the carbon markets, thanks to a new methodology developed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). EURACTIV's partner Journal de l'Environnement reports.
Avoiding milk losses with healthier cows
One in three dairy cows in Europe suffer from disease, causing more than five billion milk servings to be discarded annually, writes Ramiro Cabral.
Milk production in the EU: Holding on to the fantasy, or facing the truth?
Recent protests about the falling price of milk have turned the spotlight on the dairy sector. But large scale dairy farming has the potential to exacerbate existing problems, writes Olga Kikou.
Milk crisis drives wedge between France and Germany
France is urging the Commission to increase the price it pays farmers for surplus milk. But most other countries, including Germany, refuse to return to a regulated market. EURACTIV France reports.
Europe must come to grips with the CAP
The European Union has adopted a piecemeal approach to the crises hitting the bloc’s milk and livestock sector, write Yves Madre and Luc Vernet.
EU stockpiling does little to resolve agricultural crisis
French farming unions want a higher price for pork and milk, but the European Commission is instead exploring new markets to compensate for declining consumption in the EU. EURACTIV France reports. VideoPromoted content
Commission unveils new plan to combat obesity
In its fight against obesity among school children, the European Commission launched a proposal on Thursday to strengthen the declining consumption of fruit and milk among young people. Aimed at promoting healthier lifestyles, the new plan will bring together the EU's currently separate programmes on milk and fruit under a new single scheme.
Serbia turns EU investors into scapegoats
EU investors seem to be paying a price for economic or political difficulties in Serbia, which officially applied for European Union membership two years ago. The European Commission and Parliament are keeping a close eye on developments, but recent examples show continuing risks for foreign investors.
EU advised to table rules for dairy contracts
After eight months of brainstorming, an EU expert group has drummed up seven recommendations to stabilise the dairy market and ensure a fair income for producers.
France unveils farm aid plan, calls for EU dairy regulation
French President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday (27 October) pledged €1.65 billion in support for France's struggling farm sector and urged the EU to move faster in reinforcing dairy regulations.
EU throws final lifeline to dairy sector
The European Commission has proposed to allocate an extra €280 million to help dairy farmers. But the EU executive stressed that this is the very last time it will loosen the purse strings for any agricultural sector for now.
Court slams EU dairy deregulation policy
The European Union should focus on satisfying the needs of its domestic dairy market and ensuring a fair standard of living for farmers rather than deregulating the sector, the European Court of Auditors said yesterday (15 October).
Angry dairy farmers dump milk at EU headquarters
European dairy farmers set hay on fire and spilled milk in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Monday (21 September) and warned their protest over low milk prices would intensify.
16 EU countries back new milk regulation
A Franco-German initiative on a new regulation to help hard-hit milk producers was backed yesterday (7 September) by sixteen of the 27 EU member states, paving the way for possible re-regulation of the milk market.
EU agrees steps to help dairy prices
The European Union agreed steps yesterday (23 July) to help stabilise falling dairy prices, scrapping the minimum price for cheese to qualify for export subsidies and extending purchases of butter and milk powder.
EU to investigate dairy sector profits
The EU has limited scope to help struggling dairy farmers over the next two years, but is investigating whether big supermarkets are using their buying power unfairly against them, a European Commission report on the dairy market situation shows.
France, Germany join forces on CAP reform
Paris and Berlin last week (2 July) announced the creation of a Franco-German working group to frame reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013.
Farmers extend milk protests as EU summit wraps up
Hundreds of dairy farmers protesting against low milk prices drove their tractors into Brussels yesterday before a summit of EU leaders, causing traffic chaos in and around the city. Further protests were announced for next week.