Natasha Foote
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Freelance agrifood reporter, podcaster & moderator 🌱🌿🌳 @ARC2020eu , previously @EURACTIV 📩 drop me a line at natashafoote.freelance @gmail .com
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Only in Belgium could I open my front door to find this
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Eat less meat, take shorter showers, do your part, they say. Meanwhile...
Brussels Airlines runs 3,000 empty flights to maintain take-off and landing slots
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Apparently the Council didn't get the memo about the need to reduce single use plastic...
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The EU's nature restoration law, explained with fire 🔥
1. An accurate depiction today's vote
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Like that moment when Harry Potter and Voldemort’s wands meet and cancel each other out
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So there isn't a single mention of
#foodsecurity
, farming or fertilisers in
@vonderleyen
's
#SOTEU
. What gives,
@vonderleyen
? I guess we're just heating but not eating this year 🤷♀️
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#Russia
is deliberately targeting
#Ukraine
's food supply in a way that is directly comparable to the actions which created the great famine of the 1930's, known as the
#Holodomor
, according to EU Agri Commissioner
@jwojc
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“Nobody really discusses who stayed to farm. But who is farming right now in
#Ukraine
, who is managing the
#foodsecurity
of the country? It’s the
#smallfarmers
producing a lot of these foodstuffs that stay in the country and actually nourish the country”
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Things are heating up here at the farmers’ protests, with tires being set alight just a few buildings down from where EU Agri ministers are meeting
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I've been talking to some legal experts for their take on yesterday's Nature Restoration Law drama
Could the vote on this law be annulled? The answer seems to be no - and here's why 👇🧵
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According to documents seen by
@EURACTIV
, the
@EU_Commission
chose to wait 6 months to publish their controversial study on the impacts of the
#Farm2Fork
strategy mid-August. A political decision? Agri stakeholders say yes, Commission says no. Learn more👇
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Tractor takeover in Brussels this afternoon! Wondering what's going on?
@EURACTIV
's
@paulandresr_
and
@dahm_julia
will bring you all you need to know in next week's agrifood podcast, so stay tuned 🎙️ (big thanks to
@fra_giel
for the photo) 🚜
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It happened again
Only in Belgium could I open my front door to find this
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After 4 long rollercoaster years, the EU’s nature restoration law has finally been approved
🌳🐿️ Adopted! EU Environment Ministers just validated the trilogue agreement on the
#NatureRestoration
Law. This is the final step before this law can enter into force.
➡️ More soon in the
@EUCouncil
press release.
#EU2024BE
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"An average block of cheese or loaf of bread produces less than a penny for farmers, and fruit producers do not fare much better, making just 3p from each kilo of apples" - which is why you should buy direct from your local producers whenever you can 🍎
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Today marks my last at
@Euractiv
. After 4 incredible years, I'm excited to announce I will join
@ARC2020eu
in January to continue translating Brussels & bring you the latest agri news. But that's not all - there's plenty more fun to come in the new year, so watch this space!👀
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The Commission responding to the farmers protests after its one week consultation process
LEAK - Green CAP on the Chopping Block – Commission to Cut CAP’s Environmental Ambitions with no Impact Assessment.
With
@NatashaFoote
and
@oliver_moore
We've got the non-paper in full, for you to access, and you can download it at the link.
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“It’s quite something that some people pretend that we have a risk of food shortages in the EU, which is not the case”,
@TimmermansEU
said, adding scaring people into believing there are
#foodsecurity
problems in Europe is “irresponsible dishonest”
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Stakeholders, reacting to VDL saying she wants to launch a "strategic" dialogue on the future of agriculture in the EU
#SOTEU
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The farmers have hit Brussels and they’re not here to make friends apparently judging by that 6am wake up call we all just got 😂
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Farmers are making their presence felt on the streets of Brussels today just outside the home of the Commission’s DG AGRI - who leads work on EU farming subsidies - and just a few doors down from where EU agriculture ministers are meeting
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Currently in Prague ready for the meeting of agricultural ministers (not pictured)
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🚨 The European Parliament has rejected the proposal on the EU’s plan to slash the risk and use of pesticides in half - with rapporteur
@wienerofficial
calling this a “very dark day for the environment and farmers”
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The only way for an agri reporter to celebrate a birthday - hello 3️⃣0️⃣🥳
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Farmers turned out in force on the streets of Brussels yesterday, but the question is why? I spoke to farmers to hear in their words why they’re protesting. Learn more in my
@ARC2020eu
video 👇
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Many of us in Brussels know the pain of being far from our families. These past few months have been especially tough for me, with multiple family members in & out (mostly in) of hospital while I’ve been stranded passport-less. Today, after 3 long months, I can finally go home 🥳
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Making traditional Sardinian pasta under the watchful eyes of a seasoned pro. I think I just found my happy place
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The police have refused entry to journalists meaning we cannot access the EU Agri ministers meeting or the press conference
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VP
@TimmermansEU
is not holding back. "Who's really in a bubble? Those ignoring the climate crisis or those that know it’s difficult but doesn’t negate the very harsh facts?" he asks, stressing we "don’t have the luxury" of dismissing the crisis if we want to be 'good ancestors'
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The Commission: “The concentration of wolf packs in some European regions has become a real danger especially for livestock”
The real danger, according to the Commission’s own data:
🤔
The Commission has just proposed to drop the conservation status of wolves - which would effectively open up the possibility for them to be hunted 🐺
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Council vs Parliament- wondering where they both stand on the
#finalCAPdown
?
@EURACTIV
has put together this handy graphic for you so you can see at a glance where the main clashes are
Check it out 👇
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Old but gold - pulling out this iconic gif again in honour of
@gerardofortuna
’s last day at
@Euractiv
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The European Parliament committee structure could be in for a shake up, according to sources. Includes:
🌱Splitting the envi committee in two (‘health’ & ‘environment’)
🩺 Upgrading health to a full committee
The idea is backed by the biggest group, the centre-right EPP
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Police just tear gassed the farmers protesting in Brussels
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Ok, I might be biased but I'm hugely proud of my tireless
@EURACTIV
colleagues over the past week or so. Here's a snippet of the wonderful work they've been producing, including an interview with a Prime Minister & on the ground reporting from the Ukraine-Poland border 👇 (a 🧵)
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“Let us live from our work” - If there’s one core message from the farmers protests, it’s this one.
I’ve spoken with all flavours of farmer - big, small, young - and this is at the root of their frustrations
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The are farmers of all stripes, shapes & sizes here, conventional farmers alongside small scale farmers, who are currently on stage calling for more support for the agroecological transition, fair pricing and are rallying against free trade deals, such as Mercosur
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The best editor, mentor, podcast partner, free food aficionado, stand up comedian, chess champion, photoshop pro & friend a gal could ask for. I would not be where I am today without
@gerardofortuna
. A huge thank you for everything & I wish you every success in this new chapter💚
Today’s my last day at
@Euractiv
–it was quite a ride! I'm very proud of what I achieved, have good memories, travelled a lot, and met some of my best friends there.
I even managed to give something to some people too. Who could ask for more?
Fare thee well, yellow submarine!
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Sad to report that the tree didn’t make it - just like the EU’s green farming ambitions
A tree outside the Parliament has gone up in flames - people around me saying it’s symbolic of the death Green Deal
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First glance key strategic dialogue outcomes
👩🌾 Linking CAP payments w/ income, moving away from area-based
💰 New Agriculture Just Transition Fund & Nature Restoration Fund (outside CAP)
🎯 Territorial action plans /sustainability goals
🫰 Tax reductions on sustainable products
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This week I met John, a Dutch livestock farmer who firmly backs a reduction in the number of farm animals (yes, you read that right), shift to more plant based eating & more circular thinking.
He’s also in an even rarer category - someone who is intensely satisfied with his job
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🌱The European Parliament's environment committee has just approved the EU's nature restoration law
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Visiting a farm in the Czech Republic last week, I met a farmer who had installed a biogas system on his farm. He estimated it more than halved his monthly bill from 450,000 CZK to under 200,000 - AND protected his small local village from soaring energy costs
#eaAgrifood
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The Commission considers agrochemical companies
@Bayer4CropsEU
and
@Syngenta
in “breach of the legal obligations” after they were found to have withheld studies on the brain toxicity risk of pesticides. “Every study counts” a
@EU_ECHA
representative added
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While the EU is (rightfully) welcoming Ukrainian refugees with open arms, the refugee crisis elsewhere in the bloc remains all but forgotten. Last week, I took a brief break from agri reporting to travel to Lesbos, Greece to explore this - video report coming soon for
@EURACTIV
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Is this a food policy event or a festival?! Wild scenes at the
@EUAgri
outlook conference
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All of these varieties of courges come from a tiny village in Italy called Piozzo, where there are only 800 inhabitants but they grow a whopping 600 varieties! There’s even a documentary about it, which you can find here
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“Each time we have a crisis, we return to the same idea - that we should have prepared better,”
@DeSchutterO
points out during a joint
@IPESfood
&
@SlowFoodEurope
event
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I spoke to
@BBCWorld
today about the farmers’ protests taking place across the EU, the deeper concerns driving this unrest and why scratching the surface of the problem will not be enough to calm the current discontent
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This debate can be basically by summed up with "solidarity with farmers, thanks to farmers, we the [*insert political group name here*] are the friends of farmers" followed by precisely 0 constructive suggestions to concretely help them
🔴 LIVE: debate on empowering farmers and rural communities, a dialogue towards sustainable and fairly rewarded EU agriculture.
More information:
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A tree outside the Parliament has gone up in flames - people around me saying it’s symbolic of the death Green Deal
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⚠️ Here are some of the faces you can expect to see in the European Parliament’s AGRI and ENVI committees this next 5-year political cycle (to be confirmed later this week) 🧵
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🚨 Coming up on the Commission's menu in 2023 for agrifood according to a leak of its work programme:
🌽 Food waste Q2
🧬 Gene editing Q2
🪱 Healthy soils Q2
🐷 Animal welfare Q3
🌱 Sustainable food systems Q3
🧪 REACH (chemicals regulation revision) Q4
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.
@SlowFoodEurope
's
@MadeleineCoste
slams centre-right MEPs for "perpetuating false narratives" that NGOs are working against farmers & for stoking fears of food security, stressing that it is unsustainable food systems will drive food insecurity, not a reduction of pesticides
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Been busy with some hard hitting interviews on the future of the EU’s rural areas
“It’s not a baaa-d life here,” one interviewee told me
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happy birthday to the best editor in town, my main man
@gerardofortuna
, who's candle-blowing technique is literally jaw dropping (as evidenced by me &
@GPeseckyt
) 🎂
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Instead, I’m wondering around chatting to farmers I find on the street - it’s been illuminating & I recommend everyone passing to stop & ask about why they’re here today
The police have refused entry to journalists meaning we cannot access the EU Agri ministers meeting or the press conference
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Taking a weekend break from writing about farming to… visit a farm 🌱
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Blue skies and smiles here in Ireland for the annual
#FeedingOurselves23
gathering, bringing together a range of farmers and environmentalists to discuss the future of sustainable agriculture 🌱
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🚨BREAKING: EU’s nature restoration law has been withdrawn from the agenda of today’s COREPER meeting & from Monday’s meeting of EU environment ministers
It was touch & go whether the law would survive the vote after a number of EU countries said they’d abstain or vote against
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"Are we representing the pesticide industry or small farmers?"
@EP_Environment
rapporteur for the SUR
@wienerofficial
retorted to the
@EP_Agriculture
after accusations that she is out of touch with the realities on the ground
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Happy Europe day from
@EURACTIV
’s agrifood team! Celebrating with the traditional pastéis de nata
#pastEUs
What's the best way to celebrate Europe Day on the 9th of May? Enjoy this delicious, centuries-old Portuguese delicacy, of course!
Do you want to know more? I'll explain it in this
#PastEUs
🧵
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Gerardo has been diplomatic here, but seriously
@POLITICOEurope
this is extremely poor form. If you’re going to copy, at least don’t do it so blatantly
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, they say.
Whatever, if you loved the remake, make sure to 'watch' the original too
👇
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Did you know farmers can get an extra subsidy for rearing endangered varieties? This lovely lady is a Bretonne Pie Noir, who’s milk is perfect for cheese making (& who’s face is perfect for pictures)
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Small farmers’ association
@ECVC1
say that if Commission President
@vonderleyen
does not grant them a meeting & listen to them, they will be back in Brussels next month to continue protesting
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In the first 11 months of 2021 alone, the
@CFWIJ
documented more than 790 cases of violence/ threats against women journalists across the world. We cannot allow women's voices to continue to be silenced and that is why I joined this
#WomenInJournalism
campaign
#CFWIJ
is joined by
@NatashaFoote
from
@EURACTIV
in demanding an end to violence against women journalists.
"Women's stories deserve to be told and listened to," she says.
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Looking forward to moderating
@EU_Commission
's conference on sustainable carbon cycles tomorrow, ft. an interview w/ VP
@TimmermansEU
, remarks from EU agri Commissioner
@jwojc
& not one, but two 🇫🇷ministers,
@barbarapompili
&
@J_Denormandie
. Register here!
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One key theme has emerged from
@EP_Agriculture
's debate on the fallout from the war in
#Ukraine
: the need to strengthen
#foodsecurity
in the 🇪🇺 & reduce reliance on imports - by no means a new topic of discussion, but one which the war has thrown a new light on
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🚨
@EURACTIV
has decided to end our agri podcast! Shout out to
@gerardofortuna
,
@dahm_julia
&
@paulandresr_
, the best co-hosts a gal could ask for. I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a little 😢 in the studio. Check out our last (😲) episode here!
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The EPP be like:
74% der Europäer verlangen besseren Schutz für Haustiere - wir handeln! Brief an
@vonderleyen
&
@SKyriakidesEU
unterstreicht die Notwendigkeit gegen illegalen Welpenhandel vorzugehen. Gespannt auf den Kommissionsvorschlag am 6. Dez
#Tierwohl
#EU
#Hundelieb
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The Commission has warned of the "huge impact" the war will have on EU agrifood trade, pointing out
#Ukraine
& Russia account for 30% of world trade in wheat, 32% of barley, 17% corn and over 50% of sunflower oil & seeds
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No sustainable food systems law, no animal welfare legislation overhaul... but the Commission's 2024 work programme maintains that the Green Deal “remains a central part” of its work 🤔
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Had to use all my powers of persuasion to get this title approved by my beloved
@EURACTIV
editors ;)
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Proudest achievement of the year so far: Fitting one huge camel hair Moroccan rug, 2 plates, 2 bowls & artwork into my Ryanair hand luggage 😎 shout out to
@VMakszimov
’s packing skills
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Did you know there is an
#urbanfarm
hidden on the rooftop of a supermarket in the heart of Ixelles, Brussels?
@gerardofortuna
and I went to explore more about this project and pick some veggies of our own 🥒🍆
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Guylogues
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Pre-emptively, I want to publicly highlight the disclaimer that this reflects the views of the author *ONLY* and I had nothing to do with this hot take (but it is essential reading for anyone questioning the value of specialist journalists)
The Brief – No more free lunch for Europe’s farmers
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They’ve just said that they get women to do the farm tours to share their experiences, so why not to talk on stage? What is up with this manel at the
#EUorganic
awards
@EUAgri
?
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EU's top court says economic losses aren't a valid enough reason to kill wolves in Austria
Wolves: "woo-HOOOOOOOOO"
🐺 Good news: European Court of Justice strengthens species protection!
Today, the ECJ ruled that for strictly protected species such as the wolf, preventive measures like livestock protection take precedence & shooting should only be a last resort.
More by
@wwfaustria
👇
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Do EU farmers need more money in the future? Agriculture Commissioner
@jwojc
says yes, but Vice President
@TimmermansEU
maintains the current CAP budget is plenty big enough, but needs to be reoriented. Learn more in my
@EURACTIV
interview 👇
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Great to have
@tassos_haniotis
back in action, who slammed the “totally pathetic polarisation” of the food security vs climate change debate. He also stressed the lack of policy instruments to tackle the current crisis to “solve a problem we haven’t created”
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Excited to be moderating this
@_CEJA_
conference today along fellow
@EURACTIV
agri dream team member
@paulandresr_
👩🌾
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In Milan this week working on an exciting new project … watch this space! 👀
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"Most CAP subsidies entail a negative-to-unsignificant effect on Total Factor Productivity, except agri-environmental subsidies, which can increase farms’ productivity" - interesting new study on the relationship between CAP subsidies and productivity 👇
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This might look like a standard wheat crop, but it’s actually the product of the first gene edited wheat field trial in Europe 🧬 more info to come on
@EURACTIV
soon
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The Commission: “We do not comment on leaks/ drafts”
The Commissioner: “It’s true and it was all my doing”
Cel klimatyczny UE na 2040 r. Wycofano się z celu redukcji emisji w rolnictwie
#KomisjaEuropejska
#klimat
#celklimatyczny
Potwierdzam informację i tylko dodam, że ta pozytywna dla rolników decyzja nastąpiła na mój wniosek.
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Is this the beginning of the end for biomass subsidies?
@FredSimonEU
has all you need to know ahead of Wednesday's plenary vote in the European Parliament in this
@EURACTIV
article
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In a classic late Friday afternoon move, the Commission has published a draft directive amending the Nitrates Directive to loosen rules on using fertilising materials made from processed manure. The draft act is open for feedback for 4 weeks. Find it here
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⚠️ The
@GreensEFA
group has elected
@thomaswaitz
as the their agriculture committee coordinator.
He stressed the need to focus on "fair food prices, a fundamental reform of EU subsidies and support for the transition to climate - biodiversity- and animal-friendly farming"
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