Agriculture and Food

Russian representatives will be suspended from the transparency register, as Council of EU takes action.

‘We ask the Europeans for the same mechanism as for gas and oil,’ Macky Sall tells Le Journal du Dimanche.

Western governments are scrambling to bolster a patchwork of land routes to export the grain before the summer harvest.

The authorization, granted under conditions, is for an initial three months.

The deals breathe new life into the moribund organization, which previously had produced only one new multilateral agreement between all 164 members in its 27-year existence.

Fast-food giant’s agreement covers unpaid taxes between 2009 and 2020.

US president proposed building temporary silos on the Polish-Ukrainian border to move crucial goods stuck amid Russia’s invasion.

First major WTO meeting in five years is at risk of failure, diplomats fear.

Western countries have criticized the FAO’s management under Qu Dongyu from China.

EU takes aim at UK legislation which would let it ignore parts of the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol.

US and Western officials have been exploring efforts to build temporary silos in Ukraine and other nations as a means to quickly scale up grain storage capacity in Ukraine.

It’s crucial to ‘hold Russia accountable,’ environment minister tells POLITICO.

UK prime minister makes his move on Northern Ireland protocol as Brussels mulls legal action.

Antony Blinken calls for plan that ‘preserves the gains of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.’

Boris Johnson insists UK bill on Northern Irish trade is ‘not a big deal.’

Boris Johnson’s government is set to present a bill Monday allowing it to waive controversial post-Brexit rules on trade.

A push to impose stricter food standards on non-EU countries fizzles out.

Ukraine president says Moscow ‘working’ toward starving millions by blockading the Black Sea.

A wounded prime minister retreats to his comfort zone.

Moscow has a parallel version of events in which Ukraine is responsible for the closure of the port of Odesa.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala tells POLITICO now is not the time to back out of global trade.

Denys Shmyhal says saving the new harvest is one of the ‘main challenges’ facing farmers now.

Kremlin’s Sergey Lavrov will hold talks with Turkish foreign minister in Ankara on Wednesday.

In speech to Security Council, European Council president refutes Kremlin claims about Western sanctions.