Thousands of tractors are blocking the streets in capital cities across as protest against policies on climate change and the influx of cheaper food imports from Ukraine. Right-wing politicians are voicing solidarity with the , raising the threat of a euroskeptic, anti-climate group gaining large increases in the European parliamentary elections in June.

in Western have fought with growing fervour in recent years against environmental rules that they claim are prohibitively expensive. They have taken to the streets in a wave of protests, blaming policies for their plight. in the Netherlands, Germany, and France have organised protests against new agricultural policy.

The travelled across to make their presence known in Brussels, but they needn’t have bothered. The is already painfully aware of the populist rebellion bubbling up against its net zero plans after a string of dramatic tractor protests that threaten to mushroom into a continent-wide movement as June’s European elections approach.

The deal ends a near three-year struggle over the future of the Common Agricultural Policy, which will suck up around a third of the ‘s 2021-2027 budget, spending 387 billion euros on …

African must keep a closer eye on European policymakers.”. In particular, African need to watch the evolution of the ’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that was conceived in …

The should change conditions imposed on to benefit from Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) funding, European Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski said in an interview with French …

The National Union (NFU) – an industry body, not a trade union – says it needs 10,000 to 20,000 migrant workers in order to get crops in this year. The situation is critical, it told environment secretary Michael Gove this week, because the number of migrant workers has fallen.

. Tuesday 16 February 2010. France receives around €11 billion each year from the in agricultural support, but very little of it actually goes to those who do the farming. There are a little over 500,000 recipients of farming subsidies in France, but over 80% of the funds actually goes to …

In addition, under the age of 41 receive additional financial support. They receive 50 euros per hectare per year. Young and big A farmer under the age of 41 therefore receives 425 euros per hectare per year if he meets all requirements. The more land a farmer owns, the more subsidy he receives.

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proposes scrapping pesticide proposals in another concession to protesting GB Manuele Calzoni works at his before joining the protest of other near the highway junction, in …

Polish , angry at agrarian policy and cheap Ukraine produce imports which, they say, are undercutting their livelihoods, park a wheel barrow full of manure with the flag stuck into it …

Parliament Gives the Green Light to . 26 Oct 2021. Slow Food welcomes the European Parliament’s vote in favour of the to Fork Strategy, in spite of repeted corporate attempts to water it down over the past months. By doing so, the Parliament shows strong commitment to the transition to sustainable food systems.

Published: February 12, 2024 11:15am EST. European took various demands to Brussels on February 1, 2024, clogging the streets with 1,300 tractors as leaders met for a summit. On …

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Thousands of across have ramped up protests against measures and rising prices, with roads blocked in Poland, Hungary, Spain, and Belgium. …

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6 min. According to various media reports, the () ’ protests mainly centre on the ’s declining agricultural subsidies, the environmental policy to reduce chemicals …

is pushing ahead with world’s most ambitious climate and biodiversity targets. Water cannon fired as police clash with protesting in Brussels. The is on the brink of …

Hard work and too many statistics: An farmer’s frustration grows with every click of the mouse. Bart Dochy looks through accounting books and logs entries on his computer at his family in Ledegem, Belgium, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Fickle regulations are a key complaint heard from European protesting over the past weeks, setting …

Family farming is the most common operational farming model in – representing 97 per cent of the ’s () 12 million farms. Thus it is of great importance in the . It covers a diverse range of situations, including farms of all sizes.

The government had already guaranteed that it would replace subsidies to until the end of this parliament, which falls due in 2022. Direct and indirect subsidies are worth £3bn a year …

In the -28 only 16.4 % of people work full-time. According to the 2013 FSS, around 22 million people worked regularly in agriculture in the -28, but only 16.4 % of them worked on a full time. The proportion varied from slightly over 50 % in the Czech Republic, France, Luxembourg and Belgium to less than 10 % in Malta, Austria and Cyprus.

The European Parliament has given its green light to the Action Plan for Organic Agriculture that aims to have 25% of the ’s agricultural land under organic farming and see a significant increase in organic aquaculture by 2030. This plan arises from the European Green Deal and complements the to Fork strategy.

In addition to the request to the , Madrid also announced a series of tax breaks for Spanish , including a 25% reduction in income tax, which should benefit 800,000 people.

Considering ’ income, Šefčovič said the value of grain production fell by 30% last year – from €80 billion to less than €60 billion – “So you have to think about the fact that ‘ incomes are getting lower.” In 11 countries, prices at the gate fell by more than 10 percent from 2022 to 2023.

MEPs present plans revamping the ’s food systems, to produce healthier food, ensure food security, a fair income for and reduce agriculture’s environmental footprint. Parliament welcomes the to Fork strategy and underlines the importance of producing sustainable and healthy food to achieve the goals of the European Green Deal …

and the rest of the world seek to implement urgent policy measures to combat the effects of climate change. • In its 2030 climate target plan, the aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% from 1990 levels. To that end, the has crafted the ” to Fork Strategy”, a new approach that ensures that

across have taken to the streets in protest against the Green Deal, competition from imports and cuts to tax breaks. Agriculture is spreadi…

Price crisis, laws anger across . DPA. January 26, 2024 · 8 min read. French burn bales of straw while blocking the A9 highway during a demonstration against falling …

The issues are raising centre around “falling sale prices, rising costs, heavy regulation, powerful and domineering retailers, debt, climate change and cheap foreign imports”, the Guardian reported. Carbon Brief has gathered a range of specific concerns based on media reports and farmer union statements across 12 countries.

European agriculture has recently undergone important changes con-nected with the reorientation of policy towards regional, recreational, and land-use subsidies, and owing to the internal …

The is an agricultural superpower and we will ensure that our have the Commission’s full support to respond to the global needs for food. We will do this while working towards making our food supply chains more sustainable and resilient to future crises.

also benefit from access to the market, which accounts for more than half of all British food and farming exports, amounting to more than £11bn a year. Despite Eustice’s assurances …

Commission proposes targeted review of Common Agricultural Policy to support

Tractors stand on a street during a protest by Belgian over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, on the day of an agriculture ministers’ meeting in Brussels, Belgium March 26, 2024.

Bernd Riegert. 02/26/2024. The ‘s agricultural ministers are meeting this Monday in the face of growing ‘ protests across . Despite hefty subsidies, the bloc’s remain angry …

France reaffirms opposition to -Mercosur deal as ’ protests mount. The -Mercosur deal is the focus of all the criticism, given the huge amounts of agricultural imports planned to pour …

in majority of states have now joined the protest. The primary policy target of is a so-called to Fork program that seeks to halve pesticide use, reduce fertilizer use, cut by at least 10% agricultural areas and mandate a conversion of 25% of the ’s agricultural land to “organic-only” farming.

leaders vowed to ease the burden of environmental rules in an attempt to quell protests by , who demolished statues and started fires in Brussels during a summit on Thursday. European …