Ukraine war briefing: Russia claims to have seized all of Luhansk region; Kim Jong-un mourns war dead

If confirmed Luhansk would be first Ukrainian region to be fully occupied by Moscow; pictures show North Korean leader at repatriation of soldiers apparently killed in Ukraine. What we know on day 1,224Moscowโ€™s forces have seized all of Luhansk โ€“ one o…

Insect-based pet food, the latest byproduct of EU bureaucracy

Insect producers say EU rules are choking their industry and driving it into financial ruin โ€” with the environment paying the price.

Competitive and sustainable farming in Europe: give breeders a chance

The newly created [aclp.eu] Agricultural Crop Licensing Platform (ACLP) simplifies access to patented traits for European plant breeders, enabling them to leverage the latest technologies and help farmers to meet the challenges of sustainable food production. Europeans rightly expect safe food at affordable prices. But this is getting harder and harder for European farmers to [โ€ฆ]

The Mediterranean diet is a lie

Italy’s food is supposed to be the world’s healthiest. So why are so many of its kids obese?

Want food security? Eat less meat, major report says.

Europe’s top farming university is calling for smaller livestock herds and a shift toward plant-based diets.

Romania’s agriculture sector devastated by drought, desertification

In Romania, extreme weather events are intensifying. While eastern parts of the country are slowly recovering from Storm Boris, the south is suffering from drought and desertification. Romania is one of the EU’s main exporters of cereals, but heatwave…

Center right gets its way as golden boy Hansen lands EU farm job

Ursula von der Leyenโ€™s pick for agrifood commissioner is a political animal and skilled mediator โ€” qualities he will need to do a better job than his hapless predecessor.

EU maize producers concerned by Ukraine export, eyeing integration as an opportunity

According to experts at the European Maize Congress, Ukraineโ€™s reinvigorated capacity to export cereals raises questions about competition with EU producers, but future integration can be an opportunity for the bloc to increase the influence in the foo…

Parliament backs temporary trade benefits for Ukraine paving the way to talks for long-term agreement

On Tuesday 23 April, the plenary gave its final approval to extend the liberalisation of imports from Kyiv, including measures to protect EU agriculture and the pledge of the Commission to start talks soon with Kyiv for a permanent solution.

EU imposes duties on Russian food commodities to appease Eastern European farmers

The European Commission proposed to increase tariffs on Russian and Belarusian grains and oilseeds imports to prevent the destabilisation of the EU market, the funding of Russian aggression against Ukraine and to try to defuse the protests on the Ukrai…

France joins Polandโ€™s push to curb Ukrainian imports

The push to curb farm imports could cost Ukraine โ‚ฌ1.2 billion in lost revenue.

EU lawmakers call for ban on low-priced Russian grains imports

MEPs resoundingly backed the idea of a ban on agri-food imports, namely cereals, coming from Russia to the EU in a debate held on Tuesday (12 March), highlighting the potential role of such trade in financing the war against Ukraine.

Macron wants to lead Europe on Ukraine, but France may not let him

French president faces blowback across the political spectrum for not ruling out a Western military presence in Ukraine.

Farmers pressure EU for more safeguards on food imports from Ukraine

The Council and the European Parliament should introduce new protection measures for agricultural products such as grains and honey against Ukrainian imports, and if they fail, further farmersโ€™ demonstrations in Europe are likely, six farmers associati…