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EU Commission To Spend €186m Promoting Agri-Food Products

The European Commission plans to allocate €185.9 million next year to fund promotional activities for 'sustainable and high-quality EU agri-food produ...

EuroCommerce Expresses 'Serious Concerns' Over Proposed Late Payments Regulation

EuroCommerce has expressed serious concerns over the draft Late Payments Regulation, saying that its impact will be disproportionate and dramatic, if the p...

Bottled Drink Firms' Green Claims 'Mislead', European Consumer Groups Say

Bottled water producers such as Coca-Cola, Danone and Nestlé are making misleading claims about the green credentials of their plastic packaging, 13...

European Consumers Demand Better Animal Welfare Standards, Data Shows

New findings from the EU's Eurobarometer service indicate that a substantial 84% of European consumers are in favour of stronger safeguards for the well-be...

EU Offers Australia Tariff-Free Sugar Quota Equal To Just Half A Ship, Sources Say

European Union negotiators in free trade talks with Australia are offering such low import quotas for the sweetener they are not commercially viable to shi...

Ukraine Optimistic On Resolving Grain Bans Of EU Neighbours

Ukraine expressed optimism that a stand-off with neighbouring EU countries that have imposed measures to restrict imports of Ukrainian agricultural product...

EU's Bid To Save Bees Stings Sugar Beet Farmers

Europe's sugar beet growers are turning away from the crop in a move that could drive soaring prices even higher, as the EU's environmental rules clash wit...

Kyiv Acts On 'Compromise' Plan After Filing WTO Trade Complaint Over Food Ban

Ukraine has appealed to three neighbouring countries in the European Union to embark on 'constructive dialogue' to end a dispute over agricultural trade, a...