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Larva: a story about the future of agriculture and GMO research

October 6, 2017

Guest post by Roberto Defez, molecular microbiologist at the Institute of Bioscience and BioResources, Italian National Research Council. Agriculture is at a turning point. Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis (Health) and Phil Hogan (Agriculture) are sitting on two running horses approaching a crossroad. There is no middle road. They have to decide whether to keep research on… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

Agriculture & Food, BioTech, blogactiv, Development Policy, Food & Consumers, Innovation and Growth

Road to reform

October 4, 2017

Improvements in the Bulgarian water supply and sanitation sector are underway. However, more investment and further EU assistance is still required The reform of the Bulgarian water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector has been an issue since the mid-1990s. The reform itself was partially prepared by different governments over the years but for… » read more

Posted by EurEau

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Health & Consumers

Revenue drains

September 27, 2017

Falling water consumption in many parts of Western Europe is impacting the business model of water suppliers. How do we deal with this drop in revenue? Why is the demand for drinking water decreasing? Evidence shows that in Europe, but more acutely in Western Europe, drinking water consumption per capita is falling. This is… » read more

Posted by EurEau

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, EurActiv.com

Glyphosate: the Commission, a mere secretariat!

September 21, 2017

In the European Commission, they like having the power but not the responsibility. They like pressure even less. As NGOs and certain journalists go after glyphosate, the Commission is muddling through and passing the buck to the Member States without any hesitation. It is worth recalling that before the Lisbon Treaty, Member States formally possessed… » read more

Posted by Daniel Gueguen

Agriculture & Food, blogactiv, Health & Consumers

Brexit vs the UK food sector: from scaremongering to reality check

September 5, 2017

By Chenoa Geerts, Associate Political Consultant Running up to the Brexit referendum it was often referred to as “scaremongering”, when politicians, industry representatives, academics or economists emphasised the adverse consequences of leaving the EU. Many today still say that those negative effects have not materialised over a year after the referendum. However, it is safe… » read more

Posted by The Whitehouse Consultancy

Agriculture & Food, blogactiv, Health & Consumers, UK in Europe

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Engaging the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to influence food policies

By Viviana Spaghetti, Political Consultant It is a cardinal rule of influencing the policy-making process in the EU that the earlier you’re in the game, the better your chances of achieving your objective. In Brussels, it is vital to talk to the European Commission – the EU civil service – before a legislative proposal is… » read more

Posted by The Whitehouse Consultancy

Agriculture & Food, blogactiv, Health & Consumers, Science & Policymaking

The Fipronil Scandal: Let the Right One In

August 25, 2017

The regulatory net cast by the EU to protect consumers against harmful products was found to have an egg-shaped hole in it last month as the fipronil scandal broke and spread continent-wide. In the process it has raised some difficult questions about the bloc’s regulatory regime: specifically, the contrast between the leisurely response of the… » read more

Posted by The Euro Economy

Agriculture & Food, blogactiv

[GUEST POST] A food policy worthy of the name: are healthy food and trade compatible?

August 16, 2017

(Author: George Thurley, Policy Officer Healthy Trade and Food, Drink and Agriculture at EPHA) Diet is the foremost risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs): the average European consumes too much sugar, too much saturated fat, and too much salt. The share of people who are overweight or obese has steadily increased between 2010 and 2014… » read more

Posted by Zoltán Massay-Kosubek

Agriculture, Agriculture & Food, blogactiv, Civil Society (NGOs), Health & Consumers, Public Health

Would you like some chlorine with that?

By Chenoa Geerts, Associate Political Consultant The UK’s International Trade Secretary, Liam Fox, headed to the US last week, to lay the ground work for a potential transatlantic trade deal to be signed once the UK leaves the EU. His visit, however, was soon overshadowed by a row over whether or not the UK will… » read more

Posted by The Whitehouse Consultancy

Agriculture & Food, blogactiv, Health & Consumers, Trade & Industry, UK in Europe

Protecting our most precious resource

July 27, 2017

Precaution, sustainability and effective legislation are needed to better support Europe’s drinking water supply EurEau’s three committees meet three times a year. Our members bring expertise to the federation and national perspectives to our work. This guarantees that the outcome of our work is always high quality and reliable. EurEau’s Committee on Drinking Water covers… » read more

Posted by EurEau

Agriculture & Food, blogactiv, Climate & Environment

Palm Oil is a Test of France’s Commitment to Science

Guest blog post by Jean-François Platon, a chemical engineer with more than 40 years of experience working in the food and cosmetics sectors, and an administrator at the AFECG (French Alliance for the Study of Fats. How will President Emmanuel Macron’s government handle the populist debate around science and regulation in France? The early signs… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

Agriculture & Food, blogactiv

Taking the waste out of waste water

July 20, 2017

Reusing water for agriculture and in horticulture frees up fresh, unused water for drinking – a bonus for regions that will be hardest hit by climate change Water is a precious resource. Where the pressure on the resource is too strong, it is necessary to reuse what we have. We treat the water that… » read more

Posted by EurEau

Agriculture & Food, blogactiv, Climate & Environment

The Consequences of Climate Change – Will Russia Emerge as an Unlikely Winner from Lack of Action?

July 13, 2017

In March, Vladimir Putin said in an interview to CNBC that Russia stands to benefit from global warming since it creates favorable conditions for national economic improvement. Later this year, after the U.S. declared its intention to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, Putin emphasized that people should not worry too much about Trump exiting the… » read more

Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, EurActiv.com

EU’s external fishing fleet to become the most transparent, accountable and sustainable globally following legal reform.

June 22, 2017

Author: Vanya Vulperhorst, Oceana Today’s agreement by EU bodies on a new regulation governing the European Union’s extensive external fishing fleet is a momentous step towards building sustainable fisheries globally and deserves wholehearted praise. After almost two years of negotiations, the European Commission, the Parliament and the Council of Fisheries Ministers have agreed on a… » read more

Posted by Oceana Europe

Agriculture & Food, blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Development Policy, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Fisheries, Global Europe, Health & Consumers, Science & Policymaking, Sustainable Dev.

One million signatures against glyphosate

The Commission has just received more than one million signatures opposing glyphosate, the active substance which had its approval extended until the end of 2017. Since the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) conclusion that the substance is not carcinogenic, the Commission is leaning towards granting a new 10-year authorisation. And now we have a million EU… » read more

Posted by Daniel Gueguen

blogactiv, commission, Commission européenne, English, Health & Consumers