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Researchers at the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) have developed an effective vaccine against the African swine fever virus (ASFV) that gives results with an accuracy greater than 95%, EURACTIV Poland reports. A recent study published in the Journal of...

The minister of agriculture Marija Vucković has said the CAP has not responded appropriately to differences in agricultural production between EU member states, and that these differences have not diminished in the last 15 years. Speaking on a radio show...

The issue of farmers revenue and access to agricultural land were placed high on the agenda of the famous Salon de l’Agriculture in Paris this week.  Land development and rural settlement companies, as well as MEPs, professional agricultural organisations and...

Climate neutrality, low-carbon economy, reduction of emissions, renewable energy, circular economy, carbon footprint, Just Transition – in recent years, these keywords have become increasingly common in Poland's public debate, writes Michał Kurtyka.

“I am 30 years old and must fight for my farm because, if I don’t do it, who will?,” says Javier Ramos, a young farmer of Extremadura, in the southwest of Spain, one of the country’s poorest regions, EURACTIV’s partner...

A 38-year-old woman was reported as the first case of coronavirus in Thessaloniki, Greek media reported on Wednesday (26 February), as the virus continued spreading through Europe.

Can a pork cutlet which is on special offer be of high quality and still feed the farmer who produced it? Given the current imbalance in Germany's food industry, EURACTIV Germany travelled to Brandenburg to discuss good food and fair prices with one of the region's organic farmer.

As Poland plans to build six nuclear plants, it has to inform its neighbours about potential environmental consequences. Given that it has not yet told anyone, but for Austria, could this mean that Poland is ignoring international rules? EURACTIV Germany reports.

The EU has decided to take the lead in transforming to a new model. The Green Deal will only be an economic success if the EU Industrial Strategy ensures industry competitiveness throughout this massive transformation.

The European Commission will be "flexible" with Italy and other member states affected by the coronavirus when assessing their efforts to balance their public accounts, European Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis said in an interview.

Switzerland has become one of the first nations to confirm to the UN that it will enhance its emissions reduction target for 2030. But details about its new strategy are still scant EURACTIV's partner Climate Home News reports.

There could be a series of 'obstacles' in terms of securing an EU-UK adequacy agreement on post-Brexit data transfers and the bloc should therefore 'take steps to prepare for all eventualities,' the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has said this week.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about how several European countries are responding to the coronavirus outbreak, two new candidates joining the CDU leadership race, the Irish government urging the UK to implement the requirements set out in the Irish Protocol within the next months, and so much more.

President Ilir Meta lodged a case against the country’s justice minister and two top officials on Tuesday (25 February) for violating the constitution, which marks the latest step he has taken against the left-wing Socialist government led by Prime Minister...

Peter Stano, the spokesperson of the EU’s High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, told Voice of America (VoA) yesterday. To progress on its EU path, Serbia should harmonise its foreign policy with that of the EU in...

After Interim Prime Minister Ludovic Orban renounced his mandate to form a new government on Tuesday (25 February), President Klaus Iohannis will be organising new consultations with parliamentary parties to designate a new PM on Wednesday (25 February). Ioannis named...

Hungarian authorities are prohibited from executing court-ordered compensations in jail overcrowding cases until 15 June 2020, according to a law passed by parliament yesterday (25 February). The law also compels the government to present a new regulation by 15 May...

If the UK does not start implementing the requirements set out in the Irish protocol “in the next few months,” then a free trade deal between the EU and the UK by the end of the year could be out...

More than a quarter of Finns (26%) would be willing to see Finnish President Sauli Niinistö take on a third term after the 2024 elections, according to a survey by The Rural Future newspaper. However, about 60% of the electorate...

North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister-President Armin Laschet and former parliamentary group leader Friedrich Merz officially joined Norbert Röttgen, head of the Bundestag’s foreign affairs committee yesterday (25 February), in the race to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the head of the Christian Democratic...