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UK bans personal EU meat and dairy imports

The new restrictions are intended to protect British farms as a foot-and-mouth outbreak spreads across the EU.

April 11, 2025 8:07 pm CET

Vaccinate more farm animals to curb disease outbreaks, says head of global health body

Farmers should prioritize inoculating livestock in light of increasing animal epidemics, head of World Organisation for Animal Health tells POLITICO.

March 27, 2025 6:00 am CET

Bird flu detected in a sheep in England for first time

There is no evidence of an increased risk to the U.K.’s livestock, but officials urge vigilance.

March 24, 2025 12:55 pm CET

UN agency warns of ‘unprecedented’ bird flu threat as H5N1 virus jumps to mammals

Food and Agriculture Organization warns of “serious impacts” on food production, rural jobs, local economies and prices to consumers.

March 17, 2025 4:09 pm CET

UK bans meat, dairy imports from Hungary, Slovakia after foot-and-mouth case

Confirmation of case along the Hungarian-Slovak border comes less than two months after an outbreak of the highly contagious disease in Germany.

March 8, 2025 12:18 pm CET

Trump wants Europe to buy more US farm goods. It can’t.

There are insuperable market, phytosanitary and political obstacles — and it could get worse.

February 25, 2025 4:28 am CET

Angry farmers push Poland away from Ukraine

After nearly three years of war in Ukraine, protests by Polish farmers are opening up social and political fractures in a once-unshakeable alliance.

February 17, 2025 4:44 am CET

Uruguay bets on China, EU to guard against Trump tariffs 

“Let’s be pragmatic, we are a small country in a complicated world, we need trade partners,” foreign minister tells POLITICO. 

February 6, 2025 3:17 pm CET

The Mediterranean diet is a lie

Italy’s food is supposed to be the world’s healthiest. So why are so many of its kids obese?

February 3, 2025 4:38 am CET

Bird flu poses growing pandemic threat as virus evolves

Mutations in the virus make is more likely to jump species, warn the EU’s disease and food agencies.

January 29, 2025 4:45 pm CET

Meat stranded at UK border after German foot-and-mouth outbreak

Traders warn that dozens of vehicles and their drivers have been held for up to 24 hours after a UK import ban, costing importers more than £1 million.

January 15, 2025 4:52 pm CET

German farmers fear ‘massive’ hit from foot-and-mouth outbreak

Several countries have already taken precautionary measures or imposed bans, as the German livestock sector braces for longer-term impact.

January 15, 2025 4:41 pm CET
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Trump warns of new tariffs against Canada, Mexico, EU. And maybe Denmark, too.

The president-elect made the remarks during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago.

January 7, 2025 8:24 pm CET

Ireland wants a new government in time for Trump

As Irish election winners tussle for positions of power, Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration adds a sense of urgency in Dublin.

December 3, 2024 4:01 am CET
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Unlocking the ‘hidden middle’: Transforming food systems for a sustainable future

Global action on meeting the Paris Agreement is currently falling short. Focusing on this often-neglected segment of food value chains could effect significant change

November 19, 2024 5:00 am CET

Europe’s farmers should calm down about Mercosur

The EU’s trade deal with South America is small potatoes for agriculture.

November 17, 2024 5:19 pm CET

You butter stop lying: Czech politicians trade insults over price surge

High dairy prices have sparked a butter war on X in Czechia.

November 15, 2024 12:12 pm CET

Want food security? Eat less meat, major report says.

Europe’s top farming university is calling for smaller livestock herds and a shift toward plant-based diets.

November 11, 2024 4:12 am CET

EU braces for two-front trade war with US, China 

As a year-old trade dispute with Beijing reaches its climax, Brussels girds for another showdown with Donald Trump.

October 31, 2024 6:55 pm CET

French minister to confront China over ‘unacceptable’ retaliatory tariffs in Shanghai

France is callijng for a negotiated solution to put an end to the tit-for-tat trade escalation.

October 29, 2024 1:45 pm CET

Taiwan’s ex-President Tsai will visit Brussels next week

Her trip comes amid heightened tensions between Beijing and Taipei, while the EU-China trade war flares up.

October 10, 2024 3:18 pm CET

UK accused of stifling legal challenge to Australia trade deal

Campaigners claim the agreement failed to take into account the impact of the deal on Britain’s international climate targets.

September 30, 2024 5:55 pm CET

EU will hit China with electric vehicle duties, but peace talks to go on

Draft document spells out Commission’s strategy for keeping EU countries on board ahead of key vote on Chinese electric-vehicle duties.

September 30, 2024 5:16 pm CET

UK scraps Brexit’s ‘Not for EU’ food labels — for now

The eleventh-hour policy reversal follows a huge backlash from businesses.

September 30, 2024 1:38 pm CET
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