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Month: February 2013

Latest from EU Member States

Ireland’s Climate Bill slammed

February 28, 2013 Oliver Moore

“Lacks targets” […]

Latest from EU Member States

Poland source of illegal horsemeat

February 28, 2013 ARC

Scandal hits beef exports […]

Latest from the ARC network

Joint CAP letter of 270 groups from all EU Member States

February 28, 2013 ARC

Open letter for MEPS: Civil Society alarmed by the prospect of regressive CAP reform […]

Latest from EU Member States

New food labeling scandal emerging in Germany?

February 27, 2013 ARC

Next up on the list of growing food scandals in Europe: eggs […]

Latest from key partners

EU Parliament AGRI Committee Chair on CAP

February 26, 2013 ARC

New interview from viEUws withPaolo De Castro on the upcoming Plenary vote […]

Latest from EU Member States

France leads calls to tighten food labelling laws

February 25, 2013 Peter Crosskey

Paris: Hollande puts food labelling on European agenda during at Salon International de l’Agriculture […]

Latest from the ARC network

APRODEV reacts to COMAGRI vote

February 25, 2013 ARC

‘International responsibilty must be considered’ […]

Latest from the ARC network

Good crop, bad crop! Take action today!

February 22, 2013 ARC

Friends of the Earth Europe launches action on crop rotation ahead of Plenary vote […]

Latest from the ARC network

Europe’s citizens decide to Go MAD!

February 21, 2013 ARC

Citizens across Europe meet with their MEPs to ask how they will vote on CAP reform in March […]

Latest from EU Member States

Berlin: Diverse costumes demand diversity in the fields

February 20, 2013 ARC

Germany’s sixteen federal agricultural ministers met by colourful citizens ahead of CAP meeting […]

Recent updates

“Demi-tarians”

February 20, 2013 ARC

Europe must eat less meat […]

Latest from Brussels

Death Knell for neonicotinoid pesticides?

February 20, 2013 Oliver Moore

Plight of bees finally being taken seriously by European authorities? […]

Latest from EU Member States

Poles buy less food

February 20, 2013 ARC

Decline in consumption […]

Latest from EU Member States

France: Elections to Chambers of Agriculture

February 19, 2013 Samuel Féret

FNSEA still first despite farmers’s disenchantment and reduced voting numbers […]

Latest from EU Member States

Denmark: Public backlash against Polish goods

February 19, 2013 ARC

Supermarket cuts sale of certain products […]

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