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Proposal was "not formulated in such a way as to assemble widespread support".
Dacian Ciolos, European commissioner for agriculture, announced today (23 May) that he will withdraw a new regulation set to enter into force that would have banned restaurants from using refillable olive oil containers.
The ban, which had already been approved by member states and was set to enter force at the start of next year, had attracted media attention in the past week [...] Read more
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Aficionados of Croatian wine should stock up now, while trade is still permitted.
Concessions avert collapse of talks.
Southern member states relent on controversial topic of discards of unwanted fish
CFP reform could be delayed by several years.
Green groups upset at Italian MEP.
Proposal comes after horsemeat scandal exposed limited EU powers
MEPs voice concern over uncompromising position of member states.
Germany changes position, delivering a majority in support of the Commission's proposed ban on neonicotinoids.
Fisheries issues might be the poor relation of environmental campaigns, but Pew's European marine programme has plenty of support, says Uta Bellion
European Commission urged to add South Korea to the blacklist.
Irish government to update member states on state of CAP reform negotiations.
Member states want ban to apply in 2017, two years later than the date set by the Parliament and Commission.
Two recent European meetings have discussed solutions to the challenges of the world's food and resource shortage.
Scepticism over Commission's proposal to limit the amount of biofuel made from food crops.
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Special report: The future of food
Published Thursday, 4 October 2012
Demographic challenges demand new European patterns in growing, distributing and consuming food.
Half of all food produced globally is thrown away, but there are possible measures to combat food waste in Europe
The reaction to a new study casting doubt on GM safety shows just how distrustful Europeans are of new food technology
As fertiliser use increases, so do concerns about the environmental effects
When it comes to new and innovative foods, nothing has been more controversial than the idea of eating meat from cloned animals.
Rising commodity prices threaten food supply in developing countries
Farmers will have to change their relationship with the soil to meet new challenges
