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Farm to Fork Strategy

Analyse

Farmers' protests spread across Europe

Farmers are taking to the streets in Europe: the Netherlands, Poland, Lithuania, Germany and now France. Farmers are protesting against financial burdens and environmental regulations.

By Claire Stam

Feature

Digital agriculture for the ecological turnaround

Without the use of new, digital technologies, the EU's sustainability goals in agriculture will be virtually impossible to achieve, say experts. But the changeover is complex, expensive and needs the right political framework – this calls for action in Brussels and Berlin.

By Timo Landenberger

Opinion

Carbon farming: a horse saddled with the wrong bridle

Carbon farming aims to increase the carbon storage capacity of arable soils. To create economic incentives, the EU Commission plans a legal framework for the certification of these sink services. But what sounds like a good idea at first is ultimately the wrong approach, as Sarah Wiener writes in today's Opinion.

By Experts Table.Briefings

Feature

Climate policy outlook: what to expect in spring 2022

Stricter targets for European climate policy are to be introduced in 2022. Last summer, and most recently in mid-December, the proposals of the Fit for 55 package were presented; now they are being negotiated in the Council and the European Parliament. In addition, the EU Commission plans to deliver on further promises.

By Lukas Knigge

Feature

CAP reform: end of debate, start of implementation

The EU Parliament waved through the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on Tuesday with a clear majority. Now all that is needed is the approval of the Council, and then there will be nothing standing in the way of the new CAP from 2023. However, the member states have a certain amount of leeway when it comes to implementation.

By Lukas Knigge