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Rift between Green and EPP co-rapporteurs puts EU animal welfare reform back in question

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · 1d

Animal transport talks hit wall in Parliament – again

« Burger » végétarien, « steak » végétal… Les eurodéputés veulent revoir l’étiquetage des produits végétariens | Euractiv FR

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EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · 3d

« Burger » végétarien, « steak » végétal… Les eurodéputés veulent revoir l’étiquetage des produits végétariens

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Supermarket boycott in Czechia isn't hurting food tycoon Andrej Babiš | Euractiv

Alice Bergoënd @alice.bergoend.euractiv.com · 10d

Who can resist Andrej Babiš?

👑 With #Czechia’s ex-PM favored to win Saturday’s election, his agri-food giant AGROFERT - dominating the food chain - could tighten its grip

🙅‍♀️ Opponents have long tried boycotts, but the group is hard to escape

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A victory at the polls would further expand both his political power and his business influence

Green Deal 'survivor' soil law clears Council, awaits Parliament vote | Euractiv

Alice Bergoënd @alice.bergoend.euractiv.com · 12d

🪱 Today the @consilium.europa.eu adopted a new law requesting countries to monitor and improve #soil health

🗳️ Before entering into force, the law must still be adopted in the @europarl.europa.eu and German MEPs are set to play a decisive role

Here is why ⬇️
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A majority against the law “is not likely”, particularly because “there is no uniform line within the EPP group”, said a spokesperson for the German industry association (BDI)

EPP MEP Köhler confident majority will back rejection of forest law

Alice Bergoënd @alice.bergoend.euractiv.com · 19d

🌲The fate of a new law aimed at improving data on the EU’s #forests hangs by a thread

🚫Right-wing parties say they have gathered enough support to vote against the text today

Euractiv @euractiv.com · 19d

EU forest monitoring law faces axe from right-wing coalition

Après les dernières annonces de la Commission, la grogne monte chez les agriculteurs européens | Euractiv FR

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EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · 19d

Après les dernières annonces de la Commission, la grogne monte chez les agriculteurs européens

Déstabilisés par les conflits commerciaux et la réduction des subventions, les agriculteurs européens pourraient bien manifester une nouvelle fois dans les rues de Bruxelles avec leurs tracteurs.

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Prosecutors find more farm fund fraud, just as the EU looks to spend again | Euractiv

Alice Bergoënd @alice.bergoend.euractiv.com · 24d

💸 Following cases of farm subsidy #fraud in Latvia, Romania, Slovakia, and Greece, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) is warning of “serious deficiencies” in reporting such abuse within the bloc

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In recent months, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office has put the Common Agricultural Policy in the spotlight

Follow the 2025 State of the European Union speech with real-time coverage and analysis from Euractiv’s reporters in Strasbourg and Brussels

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Sep 10

SOTEU2025 Liveblog: What’s next for the EU?

Sargiacomo told Euractiv they would go straight to a vote without further talks, “hoping to fracture the EPP”

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Sep 9

Parliament negotiators suspend talks on forest data law amid EPP stalemate

EU agricultural output prices up 5.6%

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AGRI NEWS EU @agrinewseu.bsky.social · Sep 9

In the second quarter of 2025, the average price of agricultural output in the EU rose by 5.6% compared with the second quarter of 2024. This confirmed the upward rise in prices after a period of decline

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In the second quarter of 2025, the average price of agricultural output in the EU rose by 5.6% compared with the second quarter of 2024. This confirmed the upward rise in prices after a period of decl...

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Member states soften opposition to EU-Mercosur deal - Euractiv

Alice Bergoënd @alice.bergoend.euractiv.com · Sep 3

How Brussels got France to tone down its opposition to the EU-Mercosur deal
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An additional regulation with safeguard measures against harmful imports is pushing the most critical member states to reconsider their stance

Paris urges EU action over banned antibiotics in Ukrainian eggs - Euractiv

Alice Bergoënd @alice.bergoend.euractiv.com · Aug 29

🥚 French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard confirmed "the presence of #antibiotics banned in Europe in #eggs from Ukraine" in certain supermarkets in France

🔎 She is asking @ec.europa.eu to strengthen controls

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The French egg sector warns of "a significant health risk for consumers", as supermarkets minimise the issue

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EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · Aug 28

Brussels proposes cutting tariffs on US industrial, agricultural products

As lumpy skin disease (LSD) is not normally found in the EU, law requires all animals at an affected farm to be destroyed

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Aug 26

French farmers protest mass cattle cull to curb virus

Farmers push back against EU curbs on acetamiprid - Euractiv

Alice Bergoënd @alice.bergoend.euractiv.com · Aug 26

🍎Last week, the maximum amount of the pesticide #acetamiprid traces allowed on certain fruits and vegetables was sharply cut

⚔️Farmers say that there is no alternative, while environmentalists disagree

With views from @ec.europa.eu, @paneurope.bsky.social & others

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Producers warn lower residue limits threaten fruit and vegetable output, while environmental groups insist safer alternatives exist.

In the affected areas, farmland has not only suffered damage from the flames but has also proven to play a role in slowing their advance

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Aug 22

Farmland emerges as both casualty and barrier in Europe’s wildfires

EU fails to secure US tariff exemption for wine and spirits – for now - Euractiv

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Alice Bergoënd @alice.bergoend.euractiv.com · Aug 21

💸The @ec.europa.eu has failed to secure an exemption for wine and spirits from the 15% #tariff imposed by the US on the EU

🍷The sector is bracing for major losses, but negotiations are not over, said EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič

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However, the battle may not be over as neither Brussels nor the member states seem willing to abandon these key industries

On Wednesday, farmers’ unions and NGOs issued a joint statement expressing their 'fundamental disagreement' with the European Commission’s CAP reform proposal

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Aug 21

EU agri chief challenged on CAP reform in Czechia, emphasises security needs

The move comes in a context of heightened trade tensions between China and the EU

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Aug 21

China to extend EU dairy subsidy investigation, Brussels open to talks

Toxic green algae: The disease poisoning French Brittany's waterways and coast - Euractiv

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Alice Bergoënd @alice.bergoend.euractiv.com · Aug 20

🌿Nearly 10 years after a jogger died from toxic green #algae, #France was found guilty of failing to protect waters from farm pollution

I asked @loigcg.bsky.social and @confpaysanne.bsky.social where things stand today

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Following the death of a jogger who inhaled gas emitted by green algae, France was found guilty of failing to "protect waters from agricultural pollution" this year

Listeria outbreak in cheese kills two in France, spreads to Belgium - Euractiv

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Alice Bergoënd @alice.bergoend.euractiv.com · Aug 14

🦠The cheeses concerned are camembert, brie, gorgonzola and goat's cheese, mainly from the brands Le Berger, Le Lion un fromage royal, Saveur d'antan and Le Petit Grignoteur : www.euractiv.com/section/agri...

Belgian authorities said that this is not the first listeria infection this year

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Aug 13

Commission targets reform of its food chain rules in 2026

Some farmer organisations have called on Brussels to tighten up the rules and ban sales below production cost
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Alice Bergoënd @alice.bergoend.euractiv.com · Aug 12

🚨After months of debate, Macron signed the 'Duplomb law'
🚜It eases farm regulations but does NOT reintroduce the banned insecticide #acetamiprid in the end

Euractiv @euractiv.com · Aug 12

Macron enacts crux farming law, without easing rules on insecticide

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Jul 25

EU food watchdog targets hyper-muscled breeds in animal welfare warning

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