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It took only 40 days for the European Parliament to give its final nod to a legal package simplifying farm subsidies – a record for reforming a such major policy area. The plan was presented to EU lawmakers in mid-March by the European Commission, in a bid to cut red tape and reduce certain green conditions in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Officials hoped that would appease farmers who have protested across Europe since the end of last year, complaining about red tape and poor incomes. A majority of the parliament backed the package in a vote in Strasbourg on Wednesday (24 April), duri...
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Key diary datesTuesday 23 April: 'Healthy cities, healthy people: Pathways for clean air in the EU’s urban environments', conference held under the auspices of the Belgian EU Presidency. Wednesday 24 April: MEPs debate money laundering reforms during last plenary session of theEuropean Parliament. Friday 26 April: MEPs to vote on CAP reforms designed to lighten bureaucratic burden for farmers during final session of the final plenary. In spotlightThe curtain will fall on the European Parliament this week in Strasbourg following the last plenary of the legislative term. MEPs will be stretched t...
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On several mornings this spring, Brussels' European Quarter woke up to the sound of giant tractors honking loudly, with tonnes of soil and manure dumped around street corners, and bonfires blocking important crossroads. It wasn't exactly the cosy atmosphere that European bureaucrats are used to. This spectacular roadshow was set up by farmers representing small and big farms across Europe to highlight their everyday struggles to make a decent living from their almost 24/7 work shifts to produce our food. Unfortunately, in no time, their legitimate demands for fair incomes got heavily instrumen...
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Three political groups threaten to derail an attempt to fast-track a modification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) designed to mollify protesting farmers during the last voting plenary of the current legislative term on 25 April. The CAP simplification package proposed by the Commission in late February aims to cut red tape for farmers, by reducing green conditions required to receive CAP funding and providing exemptions from checks for farms under 10 hectares – which will affect 65% of CAP beneficiaries. This week (15 April) the European Parliament’s agriculture committee (AGRI) opted ...
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Tens of thousands of farmers protested a major agriculture business conference in Italy this week, rallying against what they argue is alleged inauthentic product labelling by the EU. Italy's largest farming organisation, Coldiretti Farmers, which represents over 70,000 workers, spearheaded the #NoFakeInItaly action on Monday. Coldiretti national president Ettore Prandini said is it "crucial" to raise awareness within the European institutions of the situation in Italy, in light of the European elections this June, about "all the issues of fundamental importance to the agricultural world such ...
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The concessions made to farmers haven't helped to calm the anger of the demonstrators who gathered again in Brussels on Tuesday, just a few metres from where the EU agriculture ministers were meeting. Unlike the February rallies, where several hundred tractors were gathered, only a few turned up this time around. The reasons for their protests remain largely the same. Brussels has taken note of the farmers' demands, including several meetings with European politicians, such as the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and several agricultural ministers. "We have listened ...
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Polish farmers have blocked their country's border crossing with Slovakia since Friday morning, saying only one truck per hour will be allowed through. They are protesting against the transport through the frontier of what they describe as “uncontrolled’ loads of grain from third countries, including Ukraine. But farmers are also angry about restrictions placed on them by the European Union's Green Deal plan to tackle climate change. Watch the full report in the player above.
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Spanish farmers have begun disrupting traffic on the main AP-7 motorway connecting Spain and France as part of a series of continent-wide protests. For the past two days, farmers have parked on the road to show their anger at what they perceive as unfair competition stemming from non-EU imports, particularly from Ukraine, and various EU agricultural policies. Their action coincides with numerous protests across Spain, with hundreds of tractors converging in Madrid last Wednesday for the largest demonstration yet. Angry french farmers greet President Emmanuel Macron at Paris agriculture fairSim...
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In the latest protests against food imports from Ukraine and the European Union's agricultural policies, thousands of farmers marched in Poland's capital Warsaw on Tuesday. Their action mirrored similar demonstrations across Europe in recent weeks and spoke of growing fatigue in the West towards the continent's assistance to Ukraine as the country continues resisting Russia's invasion. Farmers and their supporters expressed their discontent by blowing horns and burning smoke bombs in the white-and-red colours of the national flag in front of the Polish parliament in Warsaw. They then proceeded...
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The blocking of the A2 motorway near Slubice could become a more permanent fixture as Polish farmers refuse to back down. The blockade began at 1:00 pm on Sunday and impacted both sides of the A2 motorway, according to local police. The farmers have planned a 25-day blockade, which could be reduced following talks with local representatives and businesses. Polish farmers are targeting the EU's Green Deal, which calls for limits on the use of chemicals and greenhouse gas emissions. They are arguing that the deal makes their products more expensive and therefore vulnerable to losing out to non-E...
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