Updates from the EU Commission, Council and Parliament
CAP direct payments to be reduced by 1.30% in 2015
EU Commission to apply financial discipline mechanism for the CAP budget for 2015. […]
Updates from the EU Commission, Council and Parliament
EU Commission to apply financial discipline mechanism for the CAP budget for 2015. […]
In a regressive move indications are that weighting may be increased for protein crops. […]
Arc2020 correspondent Myrto Pipsini is suspicious of ministerial motivations […]
‘seed regulation’ rejected by Parliament 650 votes to 15. […]
better weighting for landscape features, otherwise de-europeanisation […]
In the run up to Commission meeting on 11th March pesticides, cross-compliance and eligibility are the key issues. […]
Arc2020 UK Correspondent Peter Crosskey gives his prognosis of TTIP stakeholder engagement […]
Here’s how to make organic farming and agroecology work better in your region or country […]
Nineteen European Member States voted against the GM 1507 Maize tabled by the European Commission. […]
Is the path to hell paved with good intentions? Will a supposedly better regulation actually lead to a tiny or a more apt organic sector? […]
A play-by-play of the proposed new legislation on the marketing of seeds. […]
Following an outbreak of the African swine fever virus in Lithuania, Russia has stopped all imports of pork from EU countries on January 31. […]
Farmers and growers have saved seeds since farming and growing began. Seeds are a core and essential part of many farming systems, and farmers’ ownership and control of seeds – seeds they save, open pollinated seeds, and an apt, varied range of seeds for both food security and food sovereignty – is one of the biggest agri-food issues of our times. The nexus of the problem is this: a small handful of agri-food and chemical giants have significant control of the ever tightening seed market. Meanwhile small farmers, gardeners and growers are finding it more and more difficult to save and access seeds. These are also threats to seed saving, often under the guise of supposed improvements in efficiency, performance and safety. When legislation is written with the interests of the major corporations involved in seeds in mind, it inevitably ends up promoting a business-as-usual model of limited varieties, use of pesticides, GM and other agri-industrial inputs and processes. Organic and other alternative ways of dealing with seeds sometimes have different needs – e.g. organic […]
PAN, WWF, IFOAM, BirdLife, EEB & ARC2020 tell the Commission keep pesticides out of EFAs! […]
Yesterday the European Commission announced a public consultation on the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) part of the TTIP. […]
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