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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.

May 26, 2025 8:10 pm CET

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.

May 26, 2025 12:39 pm CET

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.

May 23, 2025 4:18 am CET

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.

May 21, 2025 6:00 am CET

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.

May 13, 2025 6:46 pm CET

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.

May 13, 2025 2:51 pm CET

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.

May 9, 2025 4:17 am CET

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.

May 8, 2025 9:45 pm CET

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.

May 8, 2025 12:38 pm CET

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.

May 5, 2025 4:20 am CET

Brexit Britain to remain safe haven for sand eels

Tribunal rules U.K. ban on catching snakey fish is based on good science.

May 2, 2025 2:33 pm CET

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.

April 28, 2025 6:00 am CET
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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.

April 25, 2025 4:12 pm CET

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. 

April 25, 2025 4:31 am CET

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.

April 21, 2025 4:00 am CET

Hungary confirms fifth foot-and-mouth outbreak as virus persists

Hungary and Slovakia are battling outbreaks of the highly contagious livestock disease.

April 18, 2025 10:20 am CET

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.

April 18, 2025 4:41 am CET

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.

April 17, 2025 6:31 pm CET

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.

April 14, 2025 7:50 pm CET

‘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.

April 14, 2025 4:37 am CET

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.

April 11, 2025 8:07 pm CET

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.

April 11, 2025 4:50 am CET

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.

April 11, 2025 4:44 am CET

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.

April 10, 2025 3:23 pm CET
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