European institutions are discussing the repercussions of the Farm to Fork Strategy Presented by the European Commission in May 2020, the Farm to Fork Strategy is an overarching policy framework which is part of the European Green Deal, addressing changes needed...
Study on options to reform underway The consultancy (ICF Consulting) chosen by the European Commission to undertake the background work for the study requested by Member States on the options to reform European seeds marketing rules has contacted a very limited number...
The European Commission seeks your opinion on the impact of its Common Agricultural Policy on Natural Resources In parallel to the ongoing Common Agricultural (‘CAP’) reform process, and the Farm to Fork Strategy, the European Commission’s DG Environment is...
The Saga of Organic Heterogeneous Material (“OHM”) continues While the lead for the Organic Regulation in the European Commission is with the Directorate General for Agriculture (DG AGRI, Unit Organic), the technical work on the new notification regime for the...
Preliminary interviews for the study under way – European Commission reaction to French amendment to its national seed laws The consultancy (ICF) that will do the background work for the study requested by Member States to the European Commission on the options to...
Relative success for crop biodiversity: Its value is recognised but little concrete action is envisaged! The cross-cutting “Farm to Fork Strategy” & the EU post-2020 Biodiversity Strategy, which are both part of the European Green Deal, were officially...
Last Rounds for Organic Heterogeneous Material (“OHM”) While the lead for the Organic Regulation in the European Commission is with the Directorate General for Agriculture (DG AGRI, Unit Organic), the technical work on the new notification regime for the...
Study kicks off at the end of June 2020 as consultancy is chosen The consultancy that will do the background work for the study requested by Member States to the European Commission on the options to reform the seeds marketing rules has been chosen by the...
Stakeholder consultation on “new genomic techniques” open to registered stakeholders The targeted stakeholder consultation, which kicks off the European Commission work on the study asked by Member States on “new genomic techniques”, is still open until the 15th May...
Overarching European Strategies are expected by 20th May 2020 Both the “EU Post-2020 Biodiversity Strategy” and the cross-cutting “Farm to Fork Strategy”, which were initially expected by the end of March, will officially be announced on 20th May 2020. Both...
