Agri Politics
The signing of the EU-Australia trade deal raises "multiple and strong concerns for European agriculture", according to Copa Cogeca.
Rural Life
Member states in the Council of the EU have backed a proposal from the European Commission for a common bioeconomy strategy for the bloc.
Agri-Business
The umbrella organisation representing European farmers and agri-cooperatives spoke as discussions intensify on the EU–Australia Free Trade Agreement.
Ahead of the EU's Fertiliser Action Plan, Copa Cogeca has released a position paper on EU-level measures to address fertiliser issues.
Environment
Irish Farming Association (IFA) Environment chair John Murphy criticised “overly precautionary application of EU law” on directives.
Sheep
"Wool is not waste, it’s a resource," according to farmer and cooperative body, Copa Cogeca. It has urged the EU to remove legal barriers
Copa Cogeca said a decision by the EU Commission to provisionally apply the Mercosur deal is a "further blow to Europe's agriculture".
Copa Cogeca has again warned of the impact of a new carbon tax on fertiliser imports, with EU imports collapsing in January.
Several groups in the EU agri-sector have called for the agri-food chain to be placed at the core of the EU's competitiveness agenda.
Copa Cogeca said the European Court of Auditors has confirmed the organisation's "alarm" over proposals on the next CAP.
Tillage
A new EU regulation to allow the use of 'new genomic techniques' in plant protection has moved a step closer following a vote among MEPs.
Copa Cogeca said the result of a vote in the EU Parliament validates the "rightful concerns" of farmers on the Mercosur trade deal.
Current global uncertainty is another reason for the European Union to protect its agriculture sector, according to Copa Cogeca.
Thousands of farmers from across the European Union are protesting against the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement in Strasbourg.
A statement from Copa Cocega described the Mercosur Deal as “flawed”, while also promising that “European farmers’ mobilisation continues”.
The group representing EU farmers has said that concession made by the European Commission in recent days do not go far enough.
An estimated 10,000 farmers from all 27 EU member states joined together in Brussels today (Thursday, December 18) according to Copa Cogeca.
Over 10,000 farmers are expected to travel from across Europe this week for a protest in Brussels.
Copa Cogeca has responded to the European Commission’s Environmental Omnibus, a package of measures to simplify environmental legislation.
Some 30 different groups representing EU primary producers have called on the EU to pursue an "ambitious" simplification agenda of farm rules.
EU farmers and the fertiliser blending industry have said that a tax on fertiliser imports into the EU could fuel an input costs crisis.
A "pan-European" day of farmer protests is being organised for December 18, ahead of Ursula von der Leyen's planned trip to Brazil.
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