The ’S to Fork plan. The ’s to Fork strategy, often described as the heart of the European Green Deal, was adopted in 2020 and strengthened in October 2021. It sets …

Czech walk by tractors at the Hodonín/Holíč, Czech-Slovakia border crossing, in Czech Republic, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Czech were driving their tractors and other vehicles to the country’s borders on Thursday to meet their colleagues from neighboring countries and join forces in their protests against agriculture policies, bureaucracy and overall …

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.

European must receive support to cope with increasingly volatile world food prices, the ’s agriculture chief argued, as he laid out plans for an agricultural policy that …

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 …

The ’ protests, the far right and the fallout. Isabel Schatzschneider 15th February 2024. The must stop giving ground on its climate vows—unless it wants to help the far right ride to victory. Social substance but authoritarian style—the scene in Luxembourg Square in Brussels during a European Council meeting at the …

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 …

European have been taking their anger to the streets before Thursday’s summit. hold upside down road signs of Paris on a blocked highway, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 in …

in post- Central and Eastern are the major beneficiaries of the ’s () Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), at least in monetary terms. Why, then, are they dissa…

The 2024 European ‘ protests are a series of protests by that have been occurring since December 2023. The have protested against low food prices, proposed environmental regulations (such as a carbon tax, pesticide bans, nitrogen emissions curbs and restrictions on water and land usage), and trade in agricultural products with non- member states, such as …

T he has caved in to angry protests from , cutting its target to scrap specific agricultural emissions which formed part of the bloc’s net zero drive.. A demand to reduce …

“Only 11% of all holdings in the are run by under 40 – and persuading more young people to begin farming is a significant challenge … Supporting the next generation of European not only enhances the future competitiveness of agriculture; it also helps guarantee ‘s food supplies for years to come.

In Poland, pelted the building with eggs. In Belgium, hundreds of tractors blockaded one of the continent’s busiest ports. “I’m a small farmer, I’m 18 years old, and …

Brussels – policy makers are being urged to help transition away from animal agriculture and towards plant-crop farming in order to capitalise on the growing trend in plant-based eating. Speaking at an event this week at the European Parliament organised by Humane Society International/, , ecologists and …

Protesting have clashed with police outside the HQ of the in Brussels. across say their livelihoods are being destroyed …

BRUSSELS — The ’s biggest farming lobby claims to represent all the bloc’s agricultural workers, but Stela Zămoiu doesn’t believe it speaks for like her. Zămoiu, 61, remembers when the land around her was full of smallholders. Today, her three hectares in eastern Romania are surrounded by large, industrial farms.

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 ‘s executive arm has proposed weakening even more climate and environmental measures in the bloc’s latest set of concessions to apparently bent on continuing disruptive …

Thousands of Spanish on tractors are blocking highways and some city streets in a fourth consecutive day of protest against agriculture policies Via AP news wire Friday 09 …

Membership rates of agricultural co-operatives vary widely across member states of the . Inspired by various strands of literature (institutionalism, social capital theory, literature on transition countries and the ‘software of the mind’), we investigate historical and social determinants of those differences.

These land barons, as it turns out, are financed and emboldened by the .. Every year, the 28-country bloc pays out $65bn (£50bn) in subsidies intended to support around …

13 of 15 |. gather outside the European Parliament for a protest, in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. The ’s executive on Tuesday shelved its anti-pesticides proposal in yet another concession to after weeks of protests blocked major capital and economic lifelines across the bloc.

The on Tuesday urged and small food suppliers to share their experiences of unfair trading practices amid protests by across claiming they are being short …

have faced numerous challenges due to environmental regulations imposed by their respective governments and the . In the Netherlands, another country beholden to …

But support is declining as sanctions from Brussels intensify. Hungary joined the in 2004. The country remained a net recipient of structural assistance from then until 2022, when budget funds were withdrawn by Brussels over rule-of-law issues. In 2021, the country contributed 1.7 billion euros to the budget while receiving …

April 2, 2024 5:00 am CET. By Zia Weise. BRUSSELS — A specter is haunting the : The specter of the Green Deal. ’s Socialists are running scared. Over the past year, an alliance has formed to exorcize this specter: Populists and conservatives, nationalists and , French centrists and German liberals — all …

Since the 1960s, has been working tirelessly to protect the interests of European , feeding the future of the by providing safe, nutritious food, defending the climate, and leading the way in the development of a sustainable bioeconomy. Ensure a fair standard of living for while maintaining our …

Kurt Zindulka. 6 Feb 2024. The farmer uprisings across the continent have forced the globalist leadership in Brussels to back down from key elements to its green agenda to achieve “net zero” emissions — for now. Following major wins last year in The Netherlands, tractor protests from secured another significant …

The ideological makeup of the European Council will likely change. Recent political events in confirm the growth and consolidation of conservative right-wing parties, a trend that started in 2015 in Poland and has been steadily growing since then. Only five of the 27 member states are now under -led governments …

Marketwatch, Moneyish and Barron’s. protested outside the ’s headquarters in Brussels on Thursday as leaders met to discuss financial aid to Ukraine. WSJ’s Stacy …

The are also holding the itself responsible for their situation. With a budget of €53.7 billion for the 2023-2027 mandate, the Common Agricultural Policy …

The has caved in to angry protests from and cut a target to slash agricultural emissions as part of the bloc’s net zero drive. A demand to reduce nitrogen, methane and other emissions linked to farming by almost a third has been removed from a wider Brussels plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent by 2040.

When the United Kingdom leaves the at the end of the month, it will sever ties with ‘s subsidy policies—and to many researchers, that is a good thing. Last week, the U.K. government proposed radical changes to £3 billion a year in agricultural spending that will focus the money on benefits to climate, ecosystems …

The shelved an anti-pesticide proposal Tuesday in another concession to after weeks of protests that blocked many capitals and economic lifelines across the 27-nation bloc.

Over half of French farms would go bankrupt without subsidies. But 80 percent of the aid and subsidies are grabbed by the biggest 20 percent of .

The ‘s common agricultural policy (CAP) accounts for about a third of the budget, with some €54 billion ($64 billion) in farming subsidies going to the bloc’s 27 member states …

The Common Agricultural Policy, or CAP, is the ’s largest budget item. For the €60 billion (£53.9 billion) a year it pays in subsidies, the CAP is expected to support farmer …

The to Fork (F2F) Strategy at the heart of the ’s Green Deal set out to create a “just transition” towards a sustainable food system, with benefits for all actors. We conducted a critical discourse analysis (CDA) to explore discourses around power in the food system and ’ position in the communication and implementation of the to Fork Strategy. Discourse …

On Dec. 20, President Donald Trump signed the 2018 U.S. Bill into law. Meanwhile, lawmakers have been debating a Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) for 2020. Both of these policies will have strong implications for global trade and for the agricultural economies of both developed and developing countries.

’ protests have subsided somewhat in France, following government concessions, but continue in many countries across . They were sparked by new rules which require a certain proportion of fallow land, crop rotations, and reduced fertiliser use. The is now stepping back. German object to the phasing out of tax breaks on agricultural diesel; Netherlands …