Sticks With  – Bloomberg
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Sticks With – Bloomberg

Sticks With . The ‘s new policy blueprint includes a basic income and broad worker protections. April 26, 2017 at 8:21 AM PDT. By Leonid Bershidsky. Leonid Bershidsky, formerly …

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Feeding  – 60 years of common agricultural policy
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Feeding – 60 years of common agricultural policy

The ’s common agricultural policy turns 60 in 2022. Over the decades, the policy has remained true to its original goal of securing ’s food supply, but it also adapted to changing needs and challenges like climate change. Listen to European in this story telling about how the ‘s CAP has helped them run and develop their business.

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‘s angry  fuel backlash against  ahead of …
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‘s angry fuel backlash against ahead of …

‘s angry fuel backlash against ahead of elections. MONTAUBAN, France, Feb 1 (Reuters) – In the last 12 months, the cost of running Jean-Marie Dirat’s lamb in southwest France …

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in  step up protests against rising costs …
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in step up protests against rising costs …

in step up protests against rising costs, green rules. Spanish, Italian are joining protest movement which has also hit Germany . Published: January 31, 2024 19:35 Reuters.

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The  referendum: The case for a  Yes vote
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The referendum: The case for a Yes vote

Then let the struggle for a different redouble. Of course socialists will want to campaign on a wide range of other questions, while voting Yes in the referendum. They will campaign for the broadest possible opposition to austerity policies and campaign for a different, .

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CAP at a glance – European Commission – Agriculture and rural …
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CAP at a glance – European Commission – Agriculture and rural …

Aims of the common agricultural policy. Launched in 1962, the ’s common agricultural policy (CAP) is a partnership between agriculture and society, and between and its . It aims to: support and improve agricultural productivity, ensuring a stable supply of affordable food; safeguard to make a …

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elections: What’s in for European ? – Euractiv
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elections: What’s in for European ? – Euractiv

The EPP had been eyeing the title of “’ party” long before demonstrations swept at the start of this year. In 2023, the group scaled-up its efforts to derail new sustainability …

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waters down pollution targets and rethinks pesticide plans …
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waters down pollution targets and rethinks pesticide plans …

Move by Ursula von der Leyen welcomed by after weeks of protests across . This live blog is closed ‘Symbol of polarisation’: scraps plans to halve use of pesticides

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Why are  protesting in France and other parts of ?
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Why are protesting in France and other parts of ?

[1/10] Tractors are reflected on a wing mirror as French try to reach Paris during a protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by across …

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Spain: ’s  torchbearer – POLITICO
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Spain: ’s torchbearer – POLITICO

Since coming into power, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Spanish Worker’s Party has overcome what has been a near universal challenge for ’s social democrats: avoiding a disconnect with working people. Advertisement. Advertisement. Sánchez took power in June 2018 after forcing a no-confidence vote that ousted conservative …

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(PES) | Britannica
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(PES) | Britannica

The PES is headquartered in Brussels. The PES traces its roots to the International, an association of national parties from , Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Western Hemisphere. In the initial sitting of the Common Assembly of the ECSC in 1952, members voted along ideological rather than national lines, encouraging the …

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‘gain a seat’ at the  leaders’ table – Euractiv
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‘gain a seat’ at the leaders’ table – Euractiv

After weeks of mobilisation across , ‘ protests seem to have gained a political foothold in the conclusions of the European Council summit on Thursday (1 February) which acknowledged …

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As ’s  find common cause in grievances … – PBS
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As ’s find common cause in grievances … – PBS

have swept as on the continent take their grievances over inflation, foreign competition and the costs of combating climate change to the streets. Full Episode Monday, May 13

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EU countries to demand bloc does more to help , draft …
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EU countries to demand bloc does more to help , draft …

Item 1 of 4 Spanish over price pressures, taxes and green regulation and grievances shared by across , at Paseo de la Castellana street in Madrid, Spain, February 26 …

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Why ‘s  are taking their anger to the streets – BBC
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Why ‘s are taking their anger to the streets – BBC

German staged a week of national strikes earlier this month. But, across , discontent is often fuelled by anger with policies. The agricultural sector has always viewed with …

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Are ‘ protests a threat to the ‘s green targets?
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Are ‘ protests a threat to the ‘s green targets?

Protesters say green targets add to their difficulties. Climate change impacts take heavy toll on agriculture. BRUSSELS – ‘s are angry, staging tractor blockades and noisy rallies from Spain to Belgium to protest an earnings squeeze they blame partly on green policies such as pesticide bans and nitrogen emissions curbs.

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Explainer: How climate change affects ‘s
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Explainer: How climate change affects ‘s

Item 1 of 3 drive their tractors to reach Rome as they protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by across , in Bolsena, Italy, February 5 …

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to delay new green rule in bid to appease protesting
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to delay new green rule in bid to appease protesting

First published on Wed 31 Jan 2024 08.45 EST. protesting across have won their first concession from Brussels, with the announcing a delay in rules that would have forced them to …

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take to streets across  in net zero protests …
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take to streets across in net zero protests …

Italians feel ‘betrayed by ’. In Italy, another founder member of the , and their tractors took to the streets on Monday. They are angry about rising fuel costs, inflation, …

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2024 European ’ protests: ’s climate agenda …
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2024 European ’ protests: ’s climate agenda …

Over half of the ’s 9 million farms produce less than 4,000 euros of products per year and make up a combined 2 percent of ’s production, while the top 1 percent of farms …

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countries to demand bloc does more to help , draft …
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countries to demand bloc does more to help , draft …

Item 1 of 4 Spanish protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation and grievances shared by across , at Paseo de la Castellana street in Madrid, Spain, February 26 …

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French  continue road blockade  as EU chief …
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French continue road blockade as EU chief …

Thu Jan 25 2024 – 22:29. Commission president Ursula von der Leyen appealed for dialogue to overcome “polarisation” on Thursday as a wave of hit , fuelled by …

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How Nationalism And  Arose From The French …
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How Nationalism And Arose From The French …

Revolutionary France was the birthplace of the thoroughgoing modern people’s state. Because of that, it was also the cradle of modern nationalism and . The Spread. Throughout the 19th century, all four earth-shaking ideas—liberalism, the people’s state, nationalism, and —spread like wildfire through the minds of .

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Traffic-blocking  now closing in on  capital in a …
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Traffic-blocking now closing in on capital in a …

Left: Belgian use their tractors to block the Brussels Ring as they protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by across , in Halle, Belgium …

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In photos, video:  set fires,  outside  …
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In photos, video: set fires, outside …

Similar have taken place across for most of the week. In France, deployed their tractors to block major roadways into Paris on Monday to cuts to agricultural diesel …

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to revise Agricultural Policy in response to  …
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to revise Agricultural Policy in response to …

The provisions are in response to the dozens of protests that have been taking place in several countries in , including Spain, France, the Netherlands and Belgium. They are against …

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farmer protests: What’s driving tractors to the streets?
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farmer protests: What’s driving tractors to the streets?

Ella Joyner in Brussels. 01/11/2024. The German ‘ protests that caused nationwide disruptions is the latest in a slew of farmer demonstrations in . Many say their backs are against …

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The collectivization of village peasants which took place from 1929 to 1938 in the Soviet Union and in all countries after 1948 with the exception of Poland and Yugoslavia fundamentally changed conditions in rural areas in that part of . In agriculture the distinction must be made between conditions on the collectives …

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Why have Green Revolutions so often failed to help peasant …
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Why have Green Revolutions so often failed to help peasant …

Jonathan Harwood Centre for the History of Science, Technology & Medicine University of Manchester (UK) (prepared for the colloquium of the Agrarian Studies Program, Yale University, 9 October 2009) This paper emerges from a book I am writing entitled ‘’s Green Revolution: the Rise and Fall of Peasant-Friendly Plant-Breeding, 1890 …

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When the
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When the

These were the first , people who spoke unknown languages (of which Basque could be a relic), used stone tools and, about 9,000 years ago, headed for in search of new land to cultivate.

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Agriculture and  – European Commission
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Agriculture and – European Commission

First introduced in in 1962, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a common policy for all countries. It is regularly updated to ensure can make a reasonable living, consumers can rely on safe food supplies and to tackle evolving threats to agriculture and rural living, such as climate change.

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– Foundation for Economic …
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– Foundation for Economic …

Depletion of government-owned forests has turned them into deserts, and millions of acres of grazing and land in the northern Chinese plains were made alkaline and unproductive during the “Great Leap Forward.” Central and Eastern . With Communism’s collapse, word has begun to seep out about Eastern ’s environmental …

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’s  revel in affection despite Green Deal clash
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’s revel in affection despite Green Deal clash

The candidates vaguely agreed that needs in its efforts to protect the environment and biodiversity — and vice versa. However, the speakers were less clear on how might be brought on board with the Green Deal without diluting its ambitions. “The real problem of our is they don’t have a decent income …

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of Africa | South …
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of Africa | South …

Colonial governments organised agricultural production in the colonies to match the demand for raw materials in . Imperial expansion of into the African interior saw many African forced off their land and turned into labourers on white-owned plantations, where they were usually subject to cruel exploitative practices.

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Why are  Protesting ? | Vantage with Palki …
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Why are Protesting ? | Vantage with Palki …

Why are Protesting ? | Vantage with Palki Sharma across are protesting on board their tractors to press EU leaders to do more…

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Rise Against the Climate Cult – brownstone.org
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Rise Against the Climate Cult – brownstone.org

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 …

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European  step up protests against costs, green rules
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European step up protests against costs, green rules

Item 1 of 10 Tractors and other vehicles queue on the A1 highway during a protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by across , in Chennevieres-les …

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Farmer protests spread in  ahead of  summit | Reuters
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Farmer protests spread in ahead of summit | Reuters

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 …

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‘  have sprung up across , even as some …
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‘ have sprung up across , even as some …

Countries across – the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Poland – all have one point in common. Their are unhappy with their lot. The movement, triggered by concerns over low wages …

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smash through police barricades and dump manure in …
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smash through police barricades and dump manure in …

have been protesting across to demand action from policymakers on an array of pressures they say the sector is under – from cheap supermarket prices, to low-cost imports that …

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