EU agriculture commissioner: Who wants the hot potato? 

There’s hardly any competition - let alone fierce rivalry - among member states for the agriculture portfoli

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Von der Leyen promises fair income for farmers in bid for second term as Commission president

Ursula von der Leyen pledged to guarantee a fair income for European farmers in her address to the European Pa

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EU countries seal relaxation of CAP green requirements until 2027 

The EU Council gave its final green light on Monday (13 May) to a relaxation of the environmental rules under

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Commission mulls weakening petland protection requirement for farmers

A group of EU countries is calling to relax rules on mandatory practices to protect peatlands and wetlands und

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CAP simplification will get more and more complicated

Last week the European Parliament gave its final nod to a package meant to make the Common Agricultural Policy

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Commission unveils new package exempting small farms from environmental controls

The Commission presented on Friday (15 March) its simplification package to reduce the administrative burden o

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EU Parliament’s agriculture committee calls on Commissioner to stand up for farmers

Members of the European Parliament's agriculture committee sent a letter to Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wo

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Farmers' discontent as a stress test for the EU single market

Last week, Spanish lorries full of fruit, vegetables, wine and ham were dumped by French farmers during blocka

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