The Netherlands: no more delaying with less pesticides in EU agriculture
Agriculture minister Piet Adema says that the Netherlands will plead in the EU Agriculture Council next week for a quick settlement of the proposal for fewer pesticides...
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 make it very clear...
Clashes in European Parliament about postponement of nature restoration law
Not only in the Netherlands, but also in an increasing number of other EU countries, amendments to the controversial nature restoration law are being urged, even up to...
More Parkinson's disease partly due to pesticides in agriculture
The sharp increase in the number of Parkinson's patients is partly due to the use of pesticides in agriculture. A big new...
Persistent drought threatens crops in EU countries
The drought in recent months is the worst in more than a century, according to a new report from the European Commission,...
Yet another EU report on fewer chemicals in agriculture
The European Commission will soon publish additional research into the possible consequences of reducing the use of chemicals in the...
Three-country train from Liège to Aachen via Limburg, without changing trains
The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium have signed a letter of intent to run the three-country train this year. About a borderless train service...
Dutch organic farmers complain about high food prices in supermarkets
The margins that Dutch supermarkets use for organic products are much too high, say organic farmers. As a result, it is uncertain whether the Netherlands will...
More trees and shade in the city: fewer deaths from heat
In 93 major European cities such as London and Barcelona, more than 6700 people died prematurely from heat in 2015, and more than 2600...
EU food study: Green Deal not a threat but salvation
A scientific study by the European Commission concludes that the Russian war in Ukraine could lead to a temporary disruption of food security...
