the INTA Committee voted on the renewal of the ATMs for Ukraine. Despite legitimate concerns and protests, MEPs have decided not to support even limited amendments that would have made this proposal a real compromise. Just a few weeks after all the EU political parties took the floor to praise and support European farming, their… Read more »
Sorghum is meeting the challenges of sustainable agriculture. It links productivity, respect for the environment and conservation of water resources. Now is the time to learn more about sorghum! The First European Sorghum Congress will take place in Bucharest (Romania) on 3rd and 4th November 2016, bringing together European and international experts in this sector…. Read more »
CEPM is represented within 5 Civil Dialogue Groups (CDGs) at European level CEPM’s Jean-Michel Schaeffer will hold until the end of the year one of the two the vice-chairmanships of the “Direct Payments and Greening” Civil Dialogue Group, which is crucial for European maize growers. During the 12th April 2016 meeting of the Direct Payments… Read more »
The Dutch Presidency convened an informal meeting of the Agriculture Council on “The Future of Food”, on 30th and 31st May, in Eindhoven (Netherlands). A document from the Presidency was circulated before the meeting in order to frame the debate on the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post 2020. One of the topics discussed in… Read more »