Tag: the Netherlands
No ban in EU on chemicals, but premium for organic switch
The European Commission is sticking to its Green Deal plans to halve the use of chemical pesticides within eight years. there...
Easing Green Deal for EU agriculture extended by one year
The European Commission has announced that the temporary relaxation of two parts of the new agricultural policy in favor of the falling Ukrainian export...
More minimum wage in EU countries, also for more hired staff
Negotiators from the European Parliament and the EU countries have agreed on a new European minimum wage directive. That directive...
'Smaller livestock with EU subsidy to improve animal welfare'
Countries that want to reduce their livestock could apply for EU subsidies to improve animal welfare. In the new eco-schemes...
No vaccination of EU poultry against bird flu this year
The Agriculture Ministers of the 27 EU countries have unanimously approved a strategy to enable vaccination of chickens against bird flu....
EFSA cannot take over all national tests for new substances
The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has insufficient budget to fully complete the assessment of new agricultural products of all 27 EU countries across...
USA wants more imports of Dutch milk powder after its own contamination
The United States temporarily wants to import much more milk powder, also from the Netherlands. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...
UN soil report: increasing drought 'wake-up call' for Europe
Globally, drought has increased by almost a third in the past twenty years. Both the number of droughts and their duration...
France is testing bird flu vaccination for EU
France has started a trial of vaccine against HPAI bird flu. If the trial succeeds, the results will be presented to…
The Netherlands supports the development of cultured meat with 60 million subsidy
The cabinet is allocating 60 million euros to stimulate the development of cultured meat and dairy. The investment will go to a...
