Agriculture
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Fair revenues for farmers: A better functioning food supply chain in Europe
Food production in the EU is dominated by agro-industrial multinationals, supermarket chains and wholesalers.
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Radioactive contamination of foodstuffs and of feedingstuffs following a nuclear accident
The nuclear meltdown in Fukushima in March 2011 made clear, that nuclear energy remains a risk, which cannot be controlled,...
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The EU protein deficit: what solution for a long-standing problem?
The decline in Europe's production of protein crops has left the EU heavily dependent on imports.
At present, 80% of...
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Prohibition of the cultivation of GMOs by Member States
Since the EU is one of the world's biggest growers of agricultural crops, agro-industrial producers try to gain access to...
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Honeybee health and beekeeping
Bees and other pollinators play an important role in the production of our food. Without bees, pollination would be very...
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Hazardous substances in pesticides
The authorisation of biocidal products was regulated by a Directive adopted in 1998. Ten years later, the Commission decided...
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Contractual relations in the milk and milk products sector
Between 2007 and 2009, after rising briefly the milk price collapsed as a result of structural overproduction.
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Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals
Animal welfare matters to many European citizens, as was obvious from the resounding response to the 8hours campaign...
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Agricultural product quality schemes
Knowing precisely where your food comes from is already crucial, but knowing exactly what is on your plate is even more...
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Fuel from crops and its contribution to climate change
Continuously soaring oil prices are increasing global demand for agro-fuels, like ethanol or biodiesel produced from crops,...