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Crucial document on European Innovation Partnership launched
The EIP – European Innovation Programme – offers significant potential for citizens and agri-environment. What’s in it? […]
The EIP – European Innovation Programme – offers significant potential for citizens and agri-environment. What’s in it? […]
Are the tobacco lobby still up to their mad old tricks? […]
(Brussels, 02/10/13) BEGINS On Monday the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee (COMAGRI) voted on the remaining issues on CAP reform. This follows the substantive agreement in June in Ireland and the final trilogue between Parliament, Council and Commission last week, where the Council strong-armed the Parliament into ceding its position, aided by the Commission. The committee vote still needs to be confirmed by Parliament as a whole in a plenary vote at the November session. “The co-decision procedure on CAP reform has been a long, epic process, full of delays and brinkmanship. In the end however, it also represents, unfortunately, a missed opportunity to really, radically reform the CAP. The momentum now turns to member states” Samuel Feret, ARC2020’s coordinator said. Substantial reform has been bypassed in favour of business as usual, questioning the whole notion of co-decision making and trilogue. The Council, together with anti-reform COMAGRI members opposed capping payments to even the wealthiest, while watering down greening with exemptions and loopholes and maintaining polluting and export dumping practices. Specifically The COMAGRI vote dealt with outstanding issues on DP (Direct Payments), CMO (Common Organisation of Markets), RD (Rural Development) and HZR (Horizontal Regulations). […]
After initial positive soundings, is France now getting scared of genuine CAP reform? […]
TTIP talks postponed, but is this just another opportunity for the corporate sector to lobby for longer? […]
Parliament rubber stamps legislation bad for citizens, rural areas and the environment, but battle continues. […]
Trilogue turns out to be a Council monologue in disappointing result for citizens. […]
The European Parliament (EP) voted Wednesday to include what is called Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) considerations in its biofuels targets. What effect will this have on the EU’s renewable energy, climate change and also on land use? This European Parliament vote means that the real climate impact, due to displacement of food production, will be taken into account in the EU’s biofuel targets and policies. A cap of 6% on land-based biofuels, including energy crops, has been adopted. According to Terhi Lehtonen environment advisor Greens/EFA group: “This would be the minimum necessary to take real measures to tackle the climate, food security and other social impacts due to displacement of food production that is caused by EU biofuels policy.” Lehtonen adds: “The EP vote also signalled to the markets that future investments should be on biofuels with low-ILUC risk and no food based fuels should be supported after 2020.” How did the vote go? See votewatch here Background Biofuels are liquid fuels made mostly from crops which can be mixed with fossil fuels to […]
Patterson pushes Tory ‘environmental’ agenda, including support for fracking […]
With little scrunity, large-scale aquisition companies continue to buy up European land […]
Environmental groups welcome vote outcome but call for complete ban on crop-based fuels […]
Research commissioned by Friends of the Earth Europe reveals worrying results […]
Thousands of food campaigners set to take to streets of London next Saturday: June 8th […]
Future Farmers in the Spotlight – Success stories from young farmers all over Europe […]
Irish Farmers’ Association rally outside meeting of Agricultural ministers in Dublin […]
Agricultural and Rural Convention