‘Pollinator friendly farming is possible’
Key messages from conference held in European Parliament on alternatives to pesticides […]
Key messages from conference held in European Parliament on alternatives to pesticides […]
In light of this week’s vote on the CAP, it’s worth having a closer look at the role of cash […]
Press releases and comments start to flood in following first assesment of vote […]
Radio Interview […]
EU agriculture budget must favour healthy foodstuff, not chronic disease in the form of tobacco subsidies Brussels, 4 March – In the run up to next week’s European Parliament (EP) vote on the 2014-2020 EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), national delegations from the three largest political groups in the EP (1) are set to decide their negotiating mandate for the agriculture funds: a budge heading that will consume 38 percent of the next seven-year EU budget. The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) calls on Europe’s political ‘families’ not to support the return of coupling subsidies to tobacco production. “Pumping taxpayer’s money to a harmful industry once more is a step backwards for Europe, and does nothing to support efforts to move farmers from producing one of Europe’s greatest killers, to a more sustainable crop, ” said Monika Kosińska, Secretary General of EPHA. Following the entry of the Lisbon Treaty in 2007, the CAP is, for the first time, decided on equal footing between the EP and the European Council. It is high time for Members […]
Internal convergence on the agenda as EU Agriculture Ministers meet in Brussels. […]
“Lacks targets” […]
The summit’s budget deal still leaves room for a meaningful CAP reform […]
Civil society responds […]
Parliament vote “fails both the public and the environment”, says Friends of the Earth Europe […]
Ahead of Cameron speech […]
Prince Charles on nature […]
Could greening become one of the biggest victims of the CAP reform process? […]
Development ministry prioritises commercial interests over small farmer and rural communitities, NGO claims […]
Concerns for multi-residue […]
Agricultural and Rural Convention