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Lula calls on Macron to ‘open your heart’ on Mercosur
There’s bromance in the air, but tensions at the heart of the relationship between the two leaders.

Brussels asks EU countries to use less water

Artificial intelligence threatens to raid the water reserves of Europe’s driest regions

Greece shuts down agency at center of probe into massive EU farm fraud

Brazil farm lobby to EU: French retailers are illegally disparaging our meat

The EU’s water crisis by the numbers

EU farm ministers vow to fight Brussels’ budget shakeup
European prosecutor slams ‘attacks’ and ‘intimidation’ against Greek farm fraud probe
Staff at the Greek agency responsible for doling out agricultural funds obstructed EU prosecutors in a corruption probe.
Tractors parked outside French National Assembly as protests return to Paris
Farmers are taking to the streets to support a proposal to slash some agricultural red tape.
Insect-based pet food, the latest byproduct of EU bureaucracy
Insect producers say EU rules are choking their industry and driving it into financial ruin — with the environment paying the price.
Wildfires push forest destruction to 20-year high just as EU delays anti-deforestation rules
It comes as the European Union decided to delay new trade legislation to curb forest destruction worldwide.
EU farm boss tries to lock in wins ahead of difficult budget talks
European lawmakers and environmentalists also warn that slashing red tape might do more harm than good to farmers having to cope with climate change.
EU to roll back Ukraine trade perks to protect its farmers
Brussels looks to reintroduce pre-war tariffs on some agricultural imports from Ukraine, documents seen by POLITICO show.
EU farm plan: More cash for disaster relief and looser green rules
Proposals to slash red tape risk clashing with earlier recommendations to make farming more resilient.
How Britain got to the front of Donald Trump’s trade queue
From last-minute pork demands to parties in the embassy, this is how Britain charmed the unpredictable president — and why it could all still unravel.
EU Parliament approves law to let farmers shoot more wolves
The downgrading of wolves’ protection status is a win for the European People’s Party but was condemned by green groups.
EPP’s war on NGOs is driving a wedge through Europe’s political center
Conservatives face accusations of collaborating with far-right parties in NGO funding probe.
Brexit Britain to remain safe haven for sand eels
Tribunal rules U.K. ban on catching snakey fish is based on good science.
Merz can’t count on Macron to save the EU’s Latin American trade deal
The transatlantic trade war is increasing pressure on France to back a trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc, but Paris isn’t ready to give in just yet.
Netherlands delays nitrogen emissions target, defying its own judges and the EU
Dutch government buys time for farmers but tests the limits of domestic courts and EU environmental law.
Trump talks tariffs. The EU talks free trade with the rest of the world.
With the United States throwing up the highest trade barriers in a century, Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission is on a mission to do trade deals with everyone else.
Could Canada join the EU? Unlikely … but not impossible.
EU scholars say Canada has the right vibe for Brussels — but there would be some major hurdles blocking a membership bid.
Hungary confirms fifth foot-and-mouth outbreak as virus persists
Hungary and Slovakia are battling outbreaks of the highly contagious livestock disease.
Is Serbia turning into an EU mining colony?
A Brussels-backed project to develop the lithium reserves needed to power electric vehicles is fueling political instability on the European Union’s doorstep.
Brits are banned from bringing in EU meat — if anyone can enforce it
Stretched resources and patchy communication leave experts warning a ban on personal meat and cheese imports could fall well short of its aims.
Spring drought threatens Europe’s farms and rivers
Central and Eastern European countries are missing April showers, creating possible trouble for supply chains and farmers.
‘Parkinson’s is a man-made disease’: How a chemical Europe can’t quit may be driving the disease
Europe’s flawed oversight of pesticides may be fueling a silent epidemic, warns Dutch neurologist Bas Bloem. His fight for reform pits him against industry, regulators — and time.
UK bans personal EU meat and dairy imports
The new restrictions are intended to protect British farms as a foot-and-mouth outbreak spreads across the EU.
Britain rekindles old flames as trade war simmers
British officials are on a diplomatic charm offensive to shore up trade ties — but securing meaningful deals will take more than just good will from the U.K. side.
EU to Trump on tariffs: We’ll retaliate when we’re ready, not when you tweet
Brussels suspended its countermeasures against the U.S. president’s steel and aluminum tariffs before they even took effect. Now the two sides have 90 days to do a deal.
Keep calm and don’t be Trump: Ukraine plays it cool on EU trade
With duty-free access set to expire in June, Kyiv is working with Brussels to revise its wartime trade deal — urging calm tweaks over political drama, and pushing to be treated as a future EU member, not a third country.