At their spring Members' Assembly in Brussels, EMB milk producers appointed the existing Executive Committee to another term in office. This is an important signal - especially in light of the difficult market situation - for the EMB to consistently keep at its efforts in favour of farmers. Read more...
Today, the Walloon Parliament has formally called to prevent the signing of the first transatlantic treaty between the EU and Canada (CETA). The Walloon head of government Paul Magnette had already warned the European Commission before not to ratify the agreement in its present form. The future arbitration mechanism between…
Quick implementation of volume reduction measures is also demanded
Current cost figures show: In January 2016, production costs were 44.94 cents; the farm-gate price was just 28.66 cents
More than a 1000 farmers took to the streets in the Farming to London March – delivering a letter to 10 Downing Street urging the Government to do more to safeguard an industry that is struggling to survive.
Spearheaded by Farmers for Action the protest brought together British Farmers of all sizes and sectors with the aim of…
(Brussels, 15th March 2016) Yesterday in Brussels EU Ministers of Agriculture agreed on measures for the dairy market. On a…
The Council must promote the MRP at EU level
The Council of Ministers must take forward the MRP on EU level
Incentives for limiting volumes are now finally being discussed on a political level, too. In late February, French Minister of Agriculture Le Foll submitted a detailed model for reducing volumes through a voluntary restraint on supply, and elaborated three different options (including a binding reduction in volumes in the…
EU and Canada agreed on a new approach on investment in trade agreement. The current ISDS system will be replaced with a new dispute settlement mechanism.
Critics, however, say, that the rectifications don’t go far enough and that there’s a severe risk for consumers and agriculture.
