Agriculture and Food
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Bulgaria sounds alarm over EU’s mafia-run border
Outgoing reformist government says EU single market’s border with Turkey was run by the mob under previous administrations.
War in Ukraine amplifies ‘breathtaking’ rise in poverty, UN report says
Kyiv summons Turkish ambassador over release of ‘stolen’ grain from Russian ship
Lawless Europe: How EU states defy the law and get away with it
‘Carpet of bees’: How Romania flouts EU ban on bee-killing insecticides
Global hunger figures rose to 828M in 2021, UN says
Police fire on Dutch farmers protesting environmental rules
UK leaves local leaders on £8M hook for unused Brexit checks warehouse
Portsmouth City Council, which operates the Portsmouth International Port, is still footing the bill despite delayed customs checks.
Black Sea grain deal is close, says Erdoğan
Russia and Ukraine may be just a week away from a deal to reopen key sea lanes for grain shipments, according to Turkish leader.
Germany’s drought hotspot scrambles to adapt
The country’s former East is drying out as climate change takes hold.
Ukraine says Turkey has detained Russian grain ship: Report
Kyiv’s ambassador to Turkey says investigators will decide the ship’s fate on Monday, Reuters reports.
Russia’s Ship of Lies: How a cargo of ‘stolen’ grain could sink Black Sea truce
Many analysts believe the cargo on the ship Zhibek Zholy to have been stolen from Ukrainian stores.
EU and New Zealand seal trade deal with tougher new green rules
Goods trade with the Kiwis is tiny but the deal will help fire up the EU’s free-trade agenda.
Industry warns against EU’s traceability plans to prevent deforestation
New rules would be difficult to implement and require huge investment, industry groups say.
Salmonella outbreak shuts down world’s largest chocolate factory
Swiss company Barry Callebaut is a major supplier to foodmakers and chocolatiers.
Turkey holds key to unblocking Black Sea grain deal, Ukraine says
Kyiv government official says a proposal under discussion would mean no need to de-mine waters to get grain moving.
With Turkey’s economy in crisis, Erdoğan picks fights abroad
Facing a showdown with worried voters back home, Ankara’s long-time leader is wading into conflicts overseas.
EU ministers approve landmark climate measures, but tough talks await
Compromise puts the bloc a step closer to implementing sweeping rules to slash emissions.
View from the summit: A self-defeating G7 fails on all fronts
Leaders struggle to meet the moment on Ukraine, climate change, inflation, food and energy.
UK bill to switch off Northern Ireland Brexit rules clears first hurdle
Former PM Theresa May among Conservatives taking aim at the UK plan.
Tory Brexiteers will back Northern Ireland protocol bill
British MPs will on Monday vote on the U.K. government’s plan to override trade rules in Northern Ireland.
The Czechs Europe needs to know
As the Central European country takes over the EU presidency, here’s who could be influential.
A wonk’s guide to the Czech EU presidency policy agenda
With Europe beset by multiple crises, Prague will focus on energy security, trade deals and climate change.
Macron’s misfortune spells trouble ahead for EU trade
Trade skeptics on the left and right now hold the balance of power in Paris.
EU moves toward Russian lobbyist ban
Russian representatives will be suspended from the transparency register, as Council of EU takes action.
African Union chief urges EU to ease food payments to Russia
‘We ask the Europeans for the same mechanism as for gas and oil,’ Macky Sall tells Le Journal du Dimanche.
Race against time to unlock Ukraine’s trapped grain
Western governments are scrambling to bolster a patchwork of land routes to export the grain before the summer harvest.
Ferrero chocolate factory allowed to reopen in Belgium after salmonella cases
The authorization, granted under conditions, is for an initial three months.
WTO breaks negotiating slump with package of deals
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.
McDonald’s to pay more than €1B to settle French tax case
Fast-food giant’s agreement covers unpaid taxes between 2009 and 2020.
Poland says Biden’s plan to export Ukrainian grain ‘interesting’ but will take months
US president proposed building temporary silos on the Polish-Ukrainian border to move crucial goods stuck amid Russia’s invasion.
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