Agriculture and Food

Europe has been losing ground to the U.S. and China in carrying out clinical research of new therapies.

Months of chipping away at EU green rules has caused some lawmakers to finally blow their tops.

Threatening to kill green legislation is becoming a habit in Brussels.

Denmark picks up the Council leadership baton at a moment of geopolitical volatility.

The Common Agricultural Policy reform, new rules for deportations and revised environmental standards could all be hit by a recent decision to pull the greenwashing law.

The populist former PM faces a retrial on an alleged €2 million EU subsidy fraud.

The Iranian parliament backed a measure to close the critical shipping route in response to U.S. airstrikes on nuclear sites in Iran, state media reported

If member countries get their way, the EU would only target €25B in U.S. goods for retaliatory tariffs — and not the €95B originally proposed.  

Pro-euro politicians are accusing the national tax agency of creating unnecessary panic about grocery costs.

European prosecutors allege two agriculture ministers committed “criminal offenses” in a long-running pastureland scam.

As Brussels prepares a major budget overhaul, Europe’s farmers are ready to bring out the tractors if decades of subsidy support are put at risk.

U.K. plows ahead with unpopular ‘Not for EU’ labels in Northern Ireland, despite planned deal with Brussels.

The threat comes after POLITICO earlier reported that Goyal had privately warned Brussels and London it would retaliate against the carbon taxes.

Greek officials complained Turkey’s plan split the Aegean Sea in half, claiming maritime zones of numerous Greek islands.

Brussels and Canberra also committed to advancing free-trade negotiations.

Brussels imposes massive fine after finding systemic failings in Greece’s management of farm subsidies from 2016 to 2023.

France claims victory as enough nations promise to ratify the high seas treaty despite opposition from Trump’s America.

POLITICO reported this week that a duty free shop was still selling EU pork products that could land travelers with a £5,000 fine.

Travelers heading to London are being encouraged to load up on pork products at Brussels duty free despite U.K. foot-and-mouth rules.

A last-minute push is on to add an ‘annex’ to the trade pact with South America to reassure France — and its farmers.

The world’s oceans are sick. Global leaders are in the French Riviera this week to attempt to agree on the cure.

The unexpected Ocean Act will cover everything from fishing to tourism to defense — but details are scant.

There’s bromance in the air, but tensions at the heart of the relationship between the two leaders.