Europe’s agri‑food sector is sounding the alarm, and this time the warning comes not from fields or factories but from the geopolitical shockwaves radiating out of the Middle East. A joint statement issued by CEJA, Copa‑Cogeca, CELCAA, FoodDrinkEurope and EuroCommerce lays out a stark message: without urgent EU‑level intervention to stabilise energy and input markets,…
Photo by Sam Carden on Unsplash An extra two billion people could be fed every year and land around the size of Mexico would be freed up to grow food for people if we ended the feeding of grain to factory farmed animals, according to a new report by Compassion in World Farming. Coming soon…
Photo by Noelia Vega on Unsplash The southern Portuguese city of Baixo Alentejo has been recognised as the European Wine City for 2026. The announcement, made at an event in Brussels on Wednesday, recognises its wine growing heritage stretching back many years. Awarded by RECEVIN, the title celebrates regions that combine excellence in winemaking with…
Photo by Diane Picchiottino on Unsplash A new report warns of the disastrous implications for the marine environment, animal welfare, and food security of octopus farming and the expansion of carnivorous aquaculture. It claims the world’s first octopus farm proposed by Spanish company Nueva Pescanova, could require up to 28,000 tonnes of wild-caught fish in…
Photo by Roberta Sorge on Unsplash The European Commission has approved the addition of Olive taggiasche liguri and Carne Salada del Trentino from Italy to the register of Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) and Tharsys from Spain as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). Olive taggiasche liguri are table olives and olive paste made from olives…
Photo by samsommer on Unsplash The European Union has announced a major new investment, one which promises to make waves. It says it will plough some €116 million in 13 new projects aimed at restoring the health of the ocean and waters. The projects, selected under the EU Mission Ocean and Waters calls, will focus on a range…
Climáximo, the Portuguese climate justice collective have accused cellulose and fossil fuel companies of being responsible for the recent spate of wild fires, and have held protests in support of all the people currently fighting the flames with their hands and bodies. Climáximo supporters pasted images of the fires that are ravaging the north…
Photo by Jorge Maya on Unsplash Campaigners say the European Union must support farmers meet the “highest” animal welfare standards. Compassion in World Farming’s demand is in response to the Commission’s recent proposals for the next EU budget and Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The animal welfare and environmental NGO expressed regret the EU budget fails to…
Photo by Adele Payman on Unsplash The European Conservatives and Reformists Group, one of the mainstream parties in the EU Parliament, has called on the European Commission to safeguard and strengthen the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). It has warned against any attempt to reduce funding in the upcoming legislative proposal for the 2028–2034 period. ECR Agriculture…
Photo Credit Relais and Chateaux A major hospitality group is calling on chefs at all of its 580 properties, including those in the UK and Benelux, to remove threatened seafood species from their menus. The move by Relais & Châteaux is part of its stated mission to contribute to the protection and development of biodiversity….
