Drowning in nitrogen: Time to kick our fertiliser addiction
Last century, global food production became hooked on fossil fuels, pesticides, and fertilisers, whose production is controlled by...
Célia Nyssens-James
What will really change in the CAP in 2023?
As the European Commission reviews the remaining few national CAP Strategic Plans, putting the final touches to this...
10 tests for a Green Deal-compatible EU farming policy
Today negotiations on the EU farming policy restart under the Portuguese Council presidency. These talks are critical, because...
European Parliament greenwashes farming subsidies and recovery funds
Yesterday, the European Parliament rubber-stamped an agreement on EU farm support for the next two years and on...
Will the EU pay €350 billion to trash nature? This week we will know
Forget the ‘million-dollar question’. This week, Brussels will answer one worth €358 billion: the shape of the next...
The EU must overhaul its farming policy to save the Green Deal
European decision-makers are entering the final sprint of reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. Their choices will make...
EU’s no-strings commitment to agricultural reform must end
EU farm ministers met on Monday to discuss the environmental aspects of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP),...
Future farming: Healing Lithuania’s peatlands
Across Europe, diverse ecosystems are being converted into farmland, hurting biodiversity and the climate. The EU’s Common Agricultural...
For the sake of nature and the climate, Europe must not CAP its ambitions
The European Commission continues to describe the Common Agricultural Policy as “ambitious”, yet its own evaluation of the...
