with their tractors attend a protest in Pamplona, northern Spain, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. For fourth non stop days, in Spain have staged tractor protests across the country, blocking highways and causing traffic jams to demand of changes in policies and funds and measures to combat production cost hikes.

can have more flexibility in how they fulfil this conditionality. Clarification to be presented and discussed with Member States in March. Revising the methodology to assess the quality of the Area Monitoring System. will receive up to 50% fewer on- visits; this will also free up resources in national administrations

It seems the have European elites rattled, which is hardly surprising, given that elections are just around the corner. While the European Commission announced Tuesday it was still committed to achieving a 90% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in by 2040, it conspicuously omitted any mention of how the farming sector would …

http://www.euronews.com/ Small have protested outside the European Parliament to call for a bigger share of agricultural funds.They staged the dem…

In response, the Commission is taking action to stop a new rule, part of the ’s so-called to Fork strategy to deal with climate change, which would have required to cut their pesticide use in half by 2030. A sign of what was to happen began in 2019 in the Netherlands. drove their tractors to a protest of the Dutch …

4 of 5 | . FILE – Tractors are parked during a protest, near the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris, Friday, March 1, 2024. The ’s executive arm on Friday, March 15, 2024 proposed to sacrifice even more climate and environmental measures in the bloc’s latest set of concessions to who appear bent to continue their disruptive tractor protests until the June elections.

The is disregarding the climate emergency by continuing to give out billions of euros in subsidies to climate-intensive livestock farms at the same time as promising to cut emissions, say …

Today, the sector represents a tiny share of the ‘s economy: according to Eurostat, agriculture contributed €215.5 billion to the bloc’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022. In relative terms …

Under the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014–2020 (the ’s seven-year spending plan), 38% of total funds is allocated to the CAP budget, that is, a total of 408.31 billion EUR. 308.73 billion EUR is allocated for direct payments and market measures, while 99.58 billion EUR is allocated for rural development.

The Common Agricultural Policy is funded through the budget. Under the ‘s budget for 2021-2027, €386.6 billion has been set aside for farming. It is divided into two parts: €291.1bn for the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund, which provides income support for . €95.5bn for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development …

First, the Commission proposes to simplify some of the conditionality requirements with which need to comply. The set of basic standards- referred to as GAECs (good agricultural and environmental conditions)- that all must comply with to receive their CAP support has proven challenging to implement in certain circumstances.

According to Foucart, for in western European countries the main issue is the environmental measures being introduced under the Green Deal, which they say will burden them with extra …

The Economics Overview (2018) found that the average hourly wage of workers was €7.90 in the -28 in 2015. Eurostat reported €23.1 as the ’s average hourly wage in 2017. worker wages are close to the minimum wages in most countries (see chart below). In Greece and Slovenia, workers earned less than minimum …

The has completed the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) trilogue negotiations and reached a provisional agreement. And while the European Dairy Association (EDA) said it’s a good deal, environmental groups have been scathing in condemning it. Milk and dairy products are among the ’s top agricultural sectors and the EDA said …

Farmer protests spread in ahead of summit. [1/5]A banner reads “Macron answer us” as French block a highway with their tractors during a protest over price pressures, taxes and …

How the war in Ukraine has derailed the to Fork initiative — and sparked a debate about what constitutes sustainable agriculture. In March 2020, the , unveiled its to Fork (F2F) strategy, an ambitious policy designed to reduce agriculture’s carbon footprint. The stated objective: to “accelerate our transition to …

The aim of farmsubsidy.org is to obtain detailed data relating to payments and recipients of subsidies in every member state and make this data available in a way that is useful to European citizens. Recent updates. Please have a look at the data changes as the platform is updated regulary and some numbers my change over time. November 2023

Tractor-blocked motorways, barricaded border crossings, and fertilizer-sprayed office buildings mark the beginning of the new year as ’ protests spread across . Demonstrators, dissatisfied with both and national policies, have taken to the streets from Germany to France, Italy, Romania, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Poland, and …

If an additional 20% of European adopted climate-smart practices, by 2030 the could reduce its agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 6%; restore soil health of over 14% of its total agricultural land, thereby improving biodiversity and food systems resilience; and – depending on the level of implementation – add …

The agriculture industry supported 9,476,600 jobs in 2019 and 3,769,850 jobs in food production (in 2018) and accounted for 1.3% of the ‘s gross domestic product in 2020. Romania had the most people employed in agriculture in 2019, while Germany had the most people employed in food production in 2018. For every euro spent, the sector …

The S&Ds strongly condemn Russia’s illegal and unjustified aggression in Ukraine, standing with the courageous Ukrainian people in their fight for freedom, safety, democracy, and human rights. We are unwavering in our support for Ukraine and will continue to urge member states and international partners for assistance to halt Russia’s war.

Joachim Rukwied, president of the German ’ Association, recently said Ukraine’s accession to the , expected by 2030 (assuming it does not lose the war), would “lead to the demise of …

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are a “very important electorate”, said lawmaker and vice-president of the parliament’s grouping, Pedro Marques. On Thursday, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen – aiming at defusing the anger – launched a new strategic dialogue format that brings together , environmental organisations and …

In Portugal block border crossings to Spain, but I have not been able to clarify if that is a protest against imports from Spain or just a good place to stage a protest. Political analysts link the farmer protests to a rise in right wing populism (see more below). The reacted rapidly with a number of measures to placate .

policy has changed considerably in recent decades to help face these challenges and respond to peoples’ changing attitudes and expectations. agricultural policy covers a wide range of areas, including food quality, traceability, trade and promotion of products. The financially supports its and encourages …

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Currently, three-quarters of the money in the CAP budget is handed out in direct payments to . member states agreed in 2002 that spending on agriculture – though not rural development …

concessions to . There have been other protests in countries such as France, Poland and Greece in recent days. The European Commission, the ‘s executive branch, has already made …

A . The has 500 million consumers and they all need a reliable supply of healthy and nutritious food at an affordable price. The economic environment is set to remain uncertain and unpredictable. Moreover, there are many current and future challenges including global competition, economic and financial …

’ association Copa-Cogeca said in the same debate that “Carbon farming represents an interesting and unique opportunity as no other sector can store carbon as naturally and efficiently as farming can, while still producing quality food. But, it’s not a golden ticket or THE solution for climate change at level.”

Opinion surveys show that most European citizens by far rank climate change as a serious problem, and 88% say they’re on board with the ’s 2050 carbon-neutral target. Many of the …

Feb. 1, 2024, at 1:34 a.m. Analysis-‘s Angry Fuel Backlash Against Ahead of Elections. More. Reuters. A farmer walks past a banner during a protest against higher energy costs …

1 of 3 | . FILE – Tractors are parked during a protest, near the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris, Friday, March 1, 2024. The ’s executive arm on Friday, March 15, 2024 proposed to sacrifice even more climate and environmental measures in the bloc’s latest set of concessions to who appear bent to continue their disruptive tractor protests until the June elections.

The initiative should lead to the approval by the Commission of a s pecific regulation by the end of 2022. A goal that requires the commitment of Member States to approve national regulations. But some of theme still appears to be lagging behind. In Italy, for instance, four different proposals are still pending in Parliament.

Save Bees and ! We are 1.1 million European citizens, demanding an end to pesticides. We want healthy food and sustainable agriculture. We ask for support for to work with nature. Now is time for change! Your support is essential. The Parliament voted against a legal proposal to reduce pesticides on the 22nd of November 2023.

DeSmog found the industrial farming industry overall had an average of two meetings a week with key decision-makers in ’s ruling party, the European People’s Party (EPP), since 2020, as the negotiated flagship reforms to protect nature and climate. Industry tactics, including from ’ unions, have also taken more novel …

In 2016, for every manager under 40 there were three managers over the age of 65 in the . The ageing of ’s is one of the greatest challenges that rural areas are facing. The CAP’s impact on generational renewal is mostly positive, but remains limited notably in regions lacking basic infrastructure and services.

the Member States. Study 15-06-2015. With the main stated objectives of the CAP in mind, relevant comparisons that involve the incomes of are made. official data sources are used to describe income differences between holdings of different sizes and types and between Member States.

To ensure availability and affordability of fertilisers for European agriculture, the Commission put forward, at end of last year, a communication to make the agricultural sector more resilient in the face of the worrying fertiliser crisis. The communication aims to reduce ’ dependencies on third countries, while securing yields.