According to former EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Franz Fischler, if Brexit negotiations fail, both sides could face “enormous negative consequences”. Despite the UK being
In a bid to protect the environment and marine wildlife, the EU has recently announced its plans to ban single use plastics across the bloc. Although the ban
The EU has announced that it plans to ban the most commonly used pesticides from all fields. A ban on the use of neonicotinoids on flowering crops that
A recent report from the European Food Safety Authority has indicated that it’s likely that neonicotinoid pesticides will be banned across all EU states in the near future.
The latest National Farmers Union conference has highlighted some of the potential problems that British agriculture could be facing post-brexit. One speaker at the conference, Meurig Raymond, warned
As the EU looks to secure trade deals with Latin America , European farming bodies are now warning that global trades deal in the sugar market could cause
On Thursday October 26, demonstrators gathered in front of the European Commission’s headquarters in Brussels. The activists were composed of European dairy farmers and their representatives, who had
Although Ukraine is not a member of the European Union, its status as a priority partner of the Union has prompted the nation to take measures toward alignment
A recent health scare involving contaminated eggs has prompted the European Union to evaluate its food safety policies. New, higher security policies are being proposed to prevent future
