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Salon International de l'Agriculture 2020 - Paris (FR)

The department of agriculture and rural development and the department of health and food safety will be present with a stand in Hall 1 (stand 1 M 003). The theme of the stand is "from farm to fork, sustainable food for our future"!   Most of the food we consume every day comes from farms and fish farms: from milk, bread, and honey to seafood,…

Video recording: Civil society dialogue with EU trade Commissioner Hogan - Brussels, 18/02/2020

This meeting was part of an ongoing process of Civil Society Dialogue on EU trade policy. Commissioner Hogan presented the latest developments and exchange views with civil society organisations and industries representatives, including agri-food, on EU trade policy.

EU invests more than €100 million in new LIFE Programme projects to promote a green and climate-neutral Europe

The European Commission today announced an investment of €101.2 million for the latest projects under the LIFE programme for the Environment and Climate Action. The funding will support 10 large-scale environment and climate projects in nine Member States, helping Europe’s transition to a sustainable economy and climate neutrality. Theseprojects…

Video: EP Plenary session Farm to Fork Strategy - the key role of farmers and rural areas

Opening statements by Norbert Lins (EPP,DE), Rapporteur and by Janusz Wojciechowski,  European Commissioner for Agriculture

Commission welcomes European Parliament's approval of EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements

The European Commission welcomes today's decision by the European Parliament to approve the EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements. The EU-Vietnam trade agreement is now set to enter into force in 2020, upon conclusion of the ratification procedure by Vietnam. The trade agreement will eliminate virtually all tariffs on goods traded between…