Following a request from EU Member States, the European Commission is proposing a temporary short-term derogation from rules on crop rotation and maintenance of non-productive features on arable land. The impact of such measure will depend on the choice made by Member States and farmers, but it will maximise the EU’s production capacity for cereals…
Even before the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Navy had been blocking maritime freight routes for the export of Ukrainian grain. Amid the ongoing war, for the fifth month in a row, Ukraine has been deprived of the opportunity to sell crops to its key markets in Asia and Africa, and prevented from keeping stable…
World Farming has released a major new undercover investigation showing the “immense suffering caged female pigs continue to endure.” Powerful new footage obtained as part of a major European investigation into 16 farms across Poland, France, Italy and Spain – including those supplying ‘premium’ hams such as Parma and Bayonne – is said to reveal…
A delegation from the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, led by Chair Norbert Lins, will travel to the Polish-Ukrainian border on 20-21 June. During the visit, MEPs will visit the Medyka (rail) and Korczowa (road) border crossings to assess the import of Ukrainian agricultural commodities and the potential for alternative routes. The capacity for…
A new report shows that scientific evidence proving that glyphosate is carcinogenic has so far been dismissed in the EU scientific assessment that will form the basis for the re-approval discussion of its EU market license. The “serious scientific shortcomings and distortions in the interpretation of EU and international scientific standards” highlighted in the report…
On the occasion of Ban Live Exports Awareness Day 2022, 15 Members of the European Parliament joined together in calling on the European Union to ban the export of live farmed animals to third countries. The MEPs, representing various EU member states and political parties, says they “recognise the suffering and terrible conditions that the animals…
Campaigners have responded to the May 11th vote by the EU Parliament PECH Committee on the implementation of Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy which aims to incentivise fishing in the most sustainable manner by giving priority access to resources,Rebecca Hubbard, Programme Director for Our Fish said, “Our Fish welcomes the outcome of the…
Organic farming will grow if the market grows, say centre right MEPs. They say the EU must support farmers to increase organic production and also consumers to find their way to these products. That is the message from Austrian EPP Group Member Simone Schmiedtbauer, the Parliament’s author of the EU action on organic farming. “Organic…
After a resounding defeat in their first clash with the Ukrainian army, the Russian military leadership has significantly revised their war strategy. Now Russia, with the help of remote missile strikes, is systematically destroying oil depots and granaries throughout Ukraine. The tactical and technical characteristics of Russian ballistic missiles make it possible to hit a…
HALO is a leading British charity that is helping to save civilian lives in Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion. The world has witnessed the indiscriminate use of weapons of war raining down on civilians, cities and streets. Families in Ukraine have already endured eight years of conflict, following Russia’s annexation of the…
