Supply Chain - EU

Europe Hits Resistance In Race To Finalise Green Laws

Increased political resistance to new EU laws to protect the environment has left the European Commission fighting to keep intact its vision for Europe's g...

Deal Reached In Principle To Resume Ukraine Grain Transit With Five EU Countries

The European Commission has reached a deal in principle to allow the transit of Ukrainian grain to resume through five European Union countries that had im...

EU Countries Agree To Extend Import Tariff Suspension For Ukraine

EU governments have agreed to extend by a year the suspension of duties and quotas on imports from Ukraine to help its economy during the war with Russia.

Rain Helps EU Crops But Spain And North Italy Stay Dry

Rainfall in the past month has benefitted cropland in much of the European Union but Spain and northern Italy remain affected by drought that could lead fa...

French Sugar Beet Area To Shrink To 14-Year Low, Growers Say

The French sugar beet crop area is set to fall to a 14-year low this year despite high prices, with farmers deterred by potential crop damage because of pe...

Rishi Sunak Strikes Post-Brexit Northern Ireland Deal With EU

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck a deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland on Monday, saying it would pave th...

French Sugar Beet Pesticide Exemption Halted By EU Ruling

France's plans to allow sugar beet farmers to continue using a banned pesticide for another year have been halted by a European Union court decision exclud...

Britain-Northern Ireland Trade Grew In 2021 Despite Brexit Checks

The value of goods and services moving to Northern Ireland from Britain posted annual growth of 7% in 2021 to reach a record £14.4 billion ($17.9 bil...