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You can subscribe here if you haven’t done so yet. 28 - AGRI Committee chair, CAP update, halloumi cheese   We speak with the chair of the European Parliament’s AGRI committee, Norbert Lins, about the progress that has been made so far on the CAP reform, and we give a rundown of the top 10 agri-news stories this week, including why halloumi cheese has been hitting the headlines.    Could the colour-coded Nutri-Score get the proverbial helping hand from its “environmental” counterpart in its bid to become the new EU-wide front-of-pack label? Just when you think the Commission lea...

Portugal is optimistic an agreement can soon be reached on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the country’s Agriculture Minister Maria do Céu Antunes told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview. The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union recently called a joint negotiation meeting – dubbed a super trilogue – with all three negotiators in the European Parliament to seek a breakthrough in the CAP talks. Speaking on the weekly EURACTIV’s Agrifood podcast on the eve of the negotiation, Antunes reiterated her country’s commitment to pushing through CAP r...

A meeting between EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski and US agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack showed the first signs of thawing relations after the trade dispute that has soured transatlantic relations in recent years.

March 4, 2021 3:58 pm Four Irish cooperatives are among 18 finalists shortlisted from a competitive field of leading cooperatives from across the European Union, in the European Awards for Cooperative Innovation. Organised every three years by Cogeca (European Association of Agri-Cooperatives), the awards are considered the ‘Oscars’ for innovation in cooperative industries, marking outstanding innovation and excellence in the agri-food, fishery and forestry sectors. The theme of this year’s award is focused on sustainability-driven innovation including the creation of new products and s...

Four Irish co-operatives are among 18 finalists shortlisted in the European Awards for Co-operative Innovation. The Irish organisations shortlisted are Dairygold, FRS Network, Glanbia and the National Federation of Group Water Schemes. Organised every three years by COGECA, the European Association of Agri-Cooperatives, the theme of this year’s award is focused on sustainability-driven innovation. Nominations Dairygold is shortlisted for its sustainability bonus payment, in the ‘Economic Value Creation – Support to Farmer Members’ category. The focus of this initiative is improving ...