Sunday, June 4, 2023

Livestock farming also under stricter EU rules against air pollution

The European Parliament's Environment Committee has further weakened the proposal to bring many more livestock farms under stricter RIE emission standards. With this, the ENVI committee follows the compromise previously worked out by EU diplomats to reduce livestock farms...

Fuss about statements by Belgian Prime Minister against nature restoration

Statements by Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo have sparked controversy in the Belgian political system as the national Prime Minister spoke out in favor of "putting European environmental laws on hold". The...

Timmermans urges EU politicians to the agri negotiating table

EU Climate Commissioner Frans Timmermans has told Members of Parliament of the Agriculture Committee that he wants to sit down with the Netherlands to get a clear picture of the consequences of the nature restoration law. That proposal is not only…

Agriculture and environmental clubs want real change in Mercosur

An umbrella of dozens of European and South American agricultural clubs and environmental and development organizations are urging the European Commission to make real changes to the Mercosur treaty in a joint manifesto. They call for immediate…

European agri-politicians on a working visit to Dutch agriculture and horticulture

A delegation from the Agriculture Committee of the European Parliament has paid a working visit to Dutch agriculture and horticulture in recent days. The delegation was led by the German EPP politician Norbert Lins, the chairman of that agricultural committee...

Millions from European crisis fund for climate damage in agriculture and horticulture

Spain, Portugal, France and Italy successfully called on the crisis reserve of the EU agricultural fund in Brussels on Tuesday. Due to climatic disturbances, their agriculture and horticulture are struggling with severe drought and partly failed harvests. The request...

Spanish rural party gains seats; PP beats PSOE

The new rural party Espana Vaciada ('Empty Spain') has won seats in several villages and regional councils in local and regional elections in Spain on Sunday, and has even won seats in a single village (with four of the five council seats).

Twitter evades EU code of conduct; harbinger of departure ?

The social media platform Twitter, owned by US billionaire Elon Musk, is withdrawing from the European Union's voluntary code of conduct against disinformation on the internet. This has been announced by European Commissioner Thierry Breton. The European Union...

Livestock farming also under stricter EU rules against air pollution

The European Parliament's Environment Committee has further weakened the proposal to bring many more livestock farms under stricter RIE emission standards. With this, the ENVI committee follows the compromise previously worked out by EU diplomats to reduce livestock farms...

Fuss about statements by Belgian Prime Minister against nature restoration

Statements by Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo have sparked controversy in the Belgian political system as the national Prime Minister spoke out in favor of "putting European environmental laws on hold". The...

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