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EU-Mercosur trade deal angers farmers, environmentalists
Deutsche Welle
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September 4, 2025
Climate activists and farmers often disagree, but the EU's free trade deal with Mercosur has got them both on edge. The European Commission took the first step on Wednesday to ratify a long-awaited free-trade package with Latin American countries:...
Can Nigel Farage shake off his upstart image to measure up as Britain's PM?
The National News
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As turmoil yet again grips British politics, can a far-right insurgent who has only been an MP for a year emerge as the next prime minister? That is the challenge facing Nigel Farage after his party Reform UK stormed to the top of the opinion...
"Early end of European season causes surge in demand for overseas blueberries"
Fresh Plaza
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September 5, 2025
Jan Marc Schulz, SFI Rotterdam: The import season of Peruvian berries is currently characterised by a strong market. "We received the first container on 20 August and were surprised by the good market conditions," says Jan Marc Schulz of SFI...
Farmer produces world’s most expensive milk
Goldsboro News-Argus - North Carolina
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Frank Shellard runs Mares Milk. (Tom Wren SWNS) A British farmer produces the world's most expensive milk, from horses and costing $17.45 a pint. Frank Shellard, 67, runs the only farm in UK to commercially produce the alternative dairy product -...
Azerbaijan’s climate, digitalization, and agricultural priorities highlighted at international event in Ankara
Azertag
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September 5, 2025
Baku, September 5, AZERTAC A Regional Planning Meeting was held in Ankara, the capital of Türkiye, on the margins of the United Nations Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Global Climate Fund (GCF). Leyla Jabbarli, Deputy Chairperson of the...
Serbia’s EPS, government plan to build 500 MW of wind farms with strategic partner
Balkan Green Energy News
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September 5, 2025
The Energy Infrastructure Development Plan and Energy Efficiency Measures for the period through 2028 envisage the construction of wind farms with a capacity of up to 500 MW. The project could be similar to the 1,000 MW solar power project with...
LONG READ: Europeans face recession, financial crises, as they struggle to boost defence spending
BNE Intellinews
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ED - This article is part of a series looking at the affordability of increasing European defence spending and funding the war in Ukraine. See the accompanying articles: LONG READ: Europe can’t afford the Ukraine war LONG READ: Europeans face...
Pope feeds fish as he explores the Vatican’s new eco-friendly farm
The Independent
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September 5, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Turkish GDP Outpaces Europe's Largest Economies As Growth Beats Q2 Forecasts
Benzinga
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Turkish annual economic growth outperformed Europe's largest economies, beating forecasts in the second quarter, driven by the construction and IT sectors. Second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 4.8%, compared with a forecast of...
When Trolls Take On Tyrants: 4chan and Kiwi Farms Sue the UK Over Extraterritorial Censorship
Techdirt
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September 5, 2025
from the we-fought-a-war-over-this-nonsense dept Let’s be clear upfront: 4chan and Kiwi Farms are not the heroes of internet freedom. Both sites are notorious cesspools that have enabled harassment campaigns, doxxing, and some genuinely awful...
European potato market faces low yields and quality issues
Fresh Plaza
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September 4, 2025
Potato Market Report 3rd September: The home consumption and retail sales of potatoes are improving, as normal routines resume in households following the return of schools. Early Rooster is continuing to come onto the market. There are reports of...
Agriculture Ministry considering lowering felling age of trees
The Baltic Times
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RIGA - The Agriculture Ministry is assessing the possibility of lowering the felling age of trees, Agriculture Minister Armands Krauze (Union of Greens and Farmers) told LETA. Krauze referred to an assignment from the State Chancellery,...
ANALYSIS: Has France really become 'ungovernable'?
The Local - France
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September 5, 2025
A line that's often thrown around about France is that the country is, at times, simply impossible to govern. Whilst it's certainly relevant to the latest political crisis, Emma Pearson looks at just how unruly France is. France has had its share...
France, Switzerland agree on Rhone, Lake Geneva water management
RTL Today
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France and Switzerland on Thursday signed two agreements on how to manage their shared waters of Lake Geneva and the River Rhone -- an increasingly pressing issue as climate change takes its toll. The Rhone, which originates in a Swiss Alpine...
Capol acquires Blue Pacific Flavors to accelerate global innovation in food ingredients
Food Business Africa Magazine
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September 7, 2025
GERMANY – Capol, a Freudenberg Group company and global leader in confectionery coatings, has acquired Blue Pacific Flavors, a pioneer in natural and organic flavor systems, in a strategic move to expand its footprint and capabilities in the...
Marinova's brown seaweeed-derived fucoidan ingredient earns EU organic status
Nutritional Outlook
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Marinova Pty Ltd (Marinova) announced in a recent press release that one of the branded ingredients from their product portfolio called Maritech organic fucoidans, had received an EU organic certification. Maritech organic fucoidans are premium...
Brazil Ag Minister: EU Recognizes Brazil as Bird Flu Free
Medscape
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September 4, 2025
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The European Union has recognized Brazil as a bird-flu free country, a move that will allow the resumption of chicken meat exports to the bloc, Brazilian Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro said on Thursday on social media X....
'Britain's answer to Venice' named as the best UK countryside for an autumn escape - full list
GB News
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September 4, 2025
It may have only just turned September, but many Britons are already looking forward to their autumn getaway, and countryside staycations are proving popular. In fact, new research shows people are going wild for rural retreats, with searches for...
Cretan Farmers Block Road Near Airport, Demand Subsidies Paid
The National Herald
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September 5, 2025
Demanding payment of delayed subsidies, farmers and livestock breeders from eastern Crete continued protests Sept. 5 near Iraklio International Airport, blocking roads and forcing some tourists to walk to the airport. Police were stationed on a...
Farmers’ concerns on Mercosur deal ‘addressed’ – commission
Agriland.ie
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September 4, 2025
The European Commission said it has introduced a range of measures that address farmers’ concerns about the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement. The commission yesterday (Wednesday, September 3) formally proposed the deal for approval by the European...