TheCattleSite Latest News: European Union
21 August 2020

The latest round of negotiations between the UK and European Union on future diplomatic and trade ties after the Brexit transition period ends have brought no breakthroughs....
20 August 2020

Negotiators for both the European Union and United Kingdom began a seventh round of trade talks on 19 August in a bid to reach a post-Brexit deal before the January 2021 deadline....
17 August 2020

OSI Europe’s Operations Director and Head of Sustainability, Claire Donoghue, has been named Board Chair of Europe’s largest multi-stakeholder group for beef sustainability....
24 July 2020

Britain and the European Union clashed on 23 July over a potential free trade agreement, with the EU saying a formal deal was “unlikely”....

The EU has pledged a record sum of money to slow climate change, but experts warn that governments must spend the money wisely....
12 July 2020

The European Union's most recent short-term economic outlook identifies good production prospects across multiple agriculture sectors, with huge boost coming from reopening food service businesses. ...
10 July 2020

Despite the emerging COVID-19 crisis during the opening months of 2020, the European Union's agri-food trade remained strong and stable. ...
08 July 2020

The Restart and Expand projects from SmartAgriHubs promises to bring over 150 partners in the European agri-food sector together to foster innovation, sustainability and success....

In an exclusive interview, the film director and producer, Peter Byck, talks to Farm Gate reporter, ffinlo Costain, about his latest series of short films....
03 July 2020

The European Council will extend current Common Agriculture Policy rules until the end of 2022. ...
02 July 2020

Over 30 percent of French and German farmers are reported as feeling demotivated because of “agri-bashing”. ...
01 July 2020

The EU Farmers Confidence Barometer survey was carried out over the first semester of 2020 across ten EU Member States and showed a slight lift in farmers’ moods compared to that of autumn 2019. ...
26 June 2020

The European Parliament will establish a 12-month inquiry committee investigating enforcement failures in animal transport. ...
19 June 2020

European Union leaders began the process of approving sweeping stimulus packages for European countries that have been hammered by the coronavirus....
16 June 2020

Leaders from the UK and EU agreed on 15 June that talks on their future trading relationship should be stepped up to close a deal, with Boris Johnson suggesting a formal agreement could be reached in July with, “a bit of oomph”....
15 June 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will begin a fresh round of negotiations with EU leaders on 15 June, keen to finalise the future of the EU-UK relationship....
13 June 2020
12 June 2020

The United Kingdom has abandoned its plans to instate full border checks with the European Union on 1 January....
05 June 2020

EU auditors report that despite specific CAP measures, biodiversity on EU farmland continues to decline. ...

The EU has pledged increased funding to support farmers and fishermen in an effort to transition to a green economy after the coronavirus crisis. ...
29 May 2020

Trouw Nutrition unveils its €10,000 grant to celebrate sustainable dairy professionals who are passionate about improving herd resilience and lifetime productivity. ...
13 May 2020

The SmartAgriHubs project is launching Respond, its first open call....

New artificial intelligence software from Connecterra alerts producers to ailing cows and can improve welfare and decrease antibiotic use. ...
05 May 2020

The European Commission takes action by enacting exceptional measures to support the agriculture and food sectors affected by the COVID-19 crisis. ...
04 May 2020

Greenpeace calls for a new farm subsidy system for post-coronavirus Europe....
27 April 2020

EU - IFA President Tim Cullinan said the package announced last week by EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski will not be nearly enough to support agriculture, particularly beef farmers, through the current crisis....
24 April 2020

The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has announced the launch of the first certified reference materials for somatic cell counting in milk, an integral part in a joint project of the International Dairy Federation (IDF) and the International...
23 April 2020

After the European Commission unveils its aid package for the agri-food sector, farmers say that the support isn’t fit-for-purpose....