TAG: agriculture and food
UK inflation eased to 3.4 percent in February, but services remain a problem
U.K. inflation fell by more than expected to its lowest level since September 2021 in February, with a further easing of food prices leading the way.The consumer price index rose by 0.6 percent from January and was up 3.4 percent from a year earlier, acco...
6 months ago
Europe must quicken green efforts after election, EU climate chief says
STRASBOURG — The next crop of European Union officials must accelerate the push to slash planet-warming pollution and prepare for an extreme weather surge. That’s EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra's message after scientists’ latest warning that the Continen...
6 months ago
ECB staff in uproar after lunch canteen downgrades olive oil
A staff mutiny over the quality of olive oil served at European Central Bank canteens was narrowly avoided after in-house caterers acquiesced to demands to bring back extra virgin options to the table.Staffers on the central bank’s internal messaging boar...
6 months ago
New EU rules to curb deforestation add to farmers’ red tape woes
For months, European farmers have been protesting what they see as excessive red tape and environmental restrictions from Brussels. Soon, they’ll have even more forms to fill out. Under new EU rules set to apply from January, European farmers will be requ...
6 months ago
‘Insane’ and ‘dangerous’ to give up on EU nature law, says Belgian minister
Ignore the prime minister, Belgium is committed to getting the EU's new nature rules approved. That's according to Brussels Environment and Climate Minister Alain Maron, who is responsible for steering talks among EU ministers on the highly controversial...
5 months ago
Industry bosses to EU: Help us level up in the global green tech race
HANNOVER, Germany — Europe’s industry is ready to take on state-subsidized Chinese and American rivals in the global green tech race — but Brussels must create the right conditions for it to do so.Failure to act will condemn Europe to deindustrialization:...
5 months ago
World Bank’s climate plan: Pricier red meat and dairy, cheaper chicken and veggies
Cows and milk are out, chicken and broccoli are in — if the World Bank has its way, that is.In a new paper, the international financial lender suggests repurposing the billions rich countries spend to boost CO2-rich products like red meat and dairy for mo...
5 months ago
The MEPs who actually matter
This article is part of the Brussels Survival Guide.There’s plenty to pay attention to in the new cohort entering the European Parliament — including, of course, the people. See below our guide on key figures across the policy palette.Céline Imart AGRICUL...
2 months ago
UK inflation stays at 2 percent target in June
Britain's key inflation gauge was unchanged in June from a month earlier, but came in slightly above expectations. The consumer price index, or CPI, rose 2.0 percent from a year ago, the Office for National Statistics said today, in line with the Bank of...
2 months ago
Von der Leyen threads the climate needle to keep her job
BRUSSELS — Ursula von der Leyen has just pulled off a delicate green balancing act. The German politician secured a second term as European Commission president on Thursday with a political program carefully designed to woo both conservatives and environm...
2 months ago
Starmer’s ‘quiet’ climate radicalism sets up battle with Farage
LONDON — Early last year, U.K. Labour leader Keir Starmer’s top green lieutenant traveled to Berlin. He was there to take notes on a German government full of climate vim. Starmer’s man Ed Miliband — then in opposition, now the U.K. energy secretary — enc...
2 months ago
The UK’s Brexit dream is dead
LONDON — British voters head to the polls Thursday for their first general election outside the European Union. But in so many ways, the Brexit dream has already died.All the key Vote Leave characters have left the stage. Five years after winning a landsl...
2 months ago
To do: 6 thorny issues lurking in MEPs’ inboxes
This article is part of the Brussels Survival Guide.Becoming a member of European Parliament isn’t just about fancy gifts and bottomless (well, €4,950 a month) general expenses. There’s also serious work to be done. But a new term doesn’t mean a blank sla...
2 months ago
Germany’s doner kebab becomes symbol of angst over rising costs
BERLIN — The German capital is the birthplace of that ubiquitous European fast food, the doner kebab, and it shows.Kebab shops line streets of many German cities, particularly in Berlin, and the scent of roasting, skewered meat is never far off.Some two-m...
2 months ago