Potential bee killer pesticides banned by EU
29/04/2013
A chemical implicated in the recent rapid decline of bee numbers has been banned today by the European Commission as Member States remained divided on the matter.
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ALDE calls for CAP fit for 21st Century
12/03/2013
Ahead of the European Parliament's votes (tomorrow) on its negotiation mandate for the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the Liberal and Democrat Group (ALDE) has called on MEPs across all political parties to...
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ALDE MEPs welcome deal on CAP reform proposals but reject double greening payments for farmers and inflexible market interventions
23/01/2013
Today the European Parliament's Agricultural Committee (AGRI) voted on reform proposals to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). ALDE MEPs welcomed the votes in general as a major step towards a more sustainable European...
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CAP reform must not include return to milk lakes and butter mountains
22/01/2013
Ahead of tomorrow's (23 Jan) votes in the agriculture committee (AGRI) on a series of reform proposals of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), ALDE MEPs have warned against a return to the past of market interventions.
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Science and early intervention key to new EU animal welfare strategy
04/07/2012
The European Parliament today sent a strong signal to the European Commission to come forward with a holistic EU strategy on animal welfare by adopting the ALDE MEP Marit Paulsen's (Sweden, Liberal People's Party) recommendations...
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MEPs to question Commission on Schmallenberg outbreak
15/03/2012
MEPs will today (Thursday) question the European Commission on its plans to address the outbreak of the Schmallenberg virus (SBV) which is causing a range of deformities and stillbirths in sheep, goats and cattle in a number of...
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The European Parliament puts an end to the war against hormone-treated beef
13/03/2012
During the Strasbourg plenary session tomorrow the European Parliament will end the twenty year old transatlantic beef wars. Condemned by the WTO for its refusal to import hormone-treated beef originating in the United States and...
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CAP funds must not be wasted
07/02/2012
The Liberal Group in the European Parliament (ALDE) is pushing for an output rather than input oriented reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that will put an end to the wasteful and misused spending of CAP funds by EU...
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Time to tackle food wastage
19/01/2012
The European Parliament will today push the European Commission to come forward with a coordinated EU strategy to halve food waste by 2025.
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CAP reform proposals fail key test of sustainability and competitiveness
12/10/2011
The European Commission's eagerly awaited proposals for an overhaul of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2013 have been criticised today as a mixture between good and bad ideas that ultimately fail the key test of...
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