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OJEU: Marketing authorisation of three new varieties of GM soybean

Products containing , consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87705×MON 87708×MON 89788, produced by the Bayer group, have obtained, on 04/07/2025, their marketing authorisations, for food or feed use and as an ingredient in food preparations, with the exception of…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Public health & nutrition, …
• Article # 404633
• Published on 07/07/25 at 11:29

Swen Capital Partners: launch of the "Swen Terra" fund, €40m for regenerative agriculture

Swen Capital Partners is launching its new impact strategy with the forthcoming first closing of its €40m "Swen Terra" fund, the sustainable investment player announced on 30/06/2025. With a fundraising target of €200 million, the fund is backed by Macif and Abeille Assurances, which are brands…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, Financing & funding, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 404433
• Published on 04/07/25 at 10:15

Decarbonisation: agroforestry and livestock reduction seen as "priority" actions (HCSP / France)

"The ratio between abatement costs and the value [of climate action] must be handled with precaution, but it enables to identify many actions that are already seen as profitable for the community, such as agroforestry", according to a flash note from the HSCP (Haut-commissariat à la Stratégie et…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): National bodies, Carbon capture & mitigation, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 404010
• Published on 04/07/25 at 10:08

Cristal Union: "Incentives to reduce emissions" (William Huet, Farming Operations Director)

'By the end of 2025, we plan to offer farmers a system of premiums to encourage them to control or reduce their emissions per tonne of beet. In order to encourage, you have to evaluate. The first assessment phase is coming to an end, and we now need to move on to the recovery phase," William Huet…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Producers, Production / Construction, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 404425
• Published on 04/07/25 at 00:00

EP / Envi Committee: consensus to speed up the marketing of biological control agents

A clear and harmonised definition of BCAs (biological control agents) and a clear and flexible legal framework; simplified and accelerated marketing authorisation procedures; and additional funding for EFSA: these are the main demands of the ENVI and AGRI committees, meeting in the European…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Farming / food production
• Article # 404374
• Published on 03/07/25 at 17:32

EU: launch of a new Life Sciences Strategy covering the whole span of living systems

A Life Science Strategy to unlock the full potential of this major sector, ranging from human health to food systems, is being launched by the Commission, announces the institution in Brussels, on 02/07/2025. Building on the former (2024) Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing strategy, it covers a…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 404199
• Published on 02/07/25 at 17:38

EU/Council : Danish Presidency's agenda for a "competitive and green" Europe

A "secure, competitive and green Europe" : these are the three key words announced by the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union to qualify its priorities during its 6-months mandate, running from 01/07/2025 until 31/12/2025, succeeding Poland. For all environment-related…

Domain(s): Energies, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Bioeconomy, …
• Article # 403903
• Published on 01/07/25 at 15:31

NGTs: "The positions of the Commission, Council and Parliament are different" (C. Clergeau, MEP)

The trilogue scheduled for 30/06/2025 on NGTs was cancelled on 27/06/2025 at the request of Jessica Polfjärd (EPP, Sweden), rapporteur for the European Parliament's ENVI Committee, due to the absence of a compromise between the Council, the Commission, and the European Parliament on the other…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Farming / food production
• Article # 403925
• Published on 01/07/25 at 12:18

Nikolaus Kriz appointed Executive Director of EFSA

Nikolaus Kriz has been appointed Executive Director of EFSA (the European Food Safety Agency), succeeding Bernhard Url, who held the post for eleven years. Nikolaus Kriz will take up his post in September 2025 for a five-year term, the agency announced on 25/06/2025. Dr Nikolaus Kriz (an Austrian…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Public health & nutrition
• Article # 403452
• Published on 27/06/25 at 14:31

Biodiversity labelling : "A dimension of compromise and choice" (Vincent Colomb, Ademe, France )

'Biodiversity is a complex matter. Depending on the area concerned, some practices would favour certain species and harm others. Creating a rating system that reflects biodiversity as a whole is an extremely difficult exercise in itself. The aim is to produce something meaningful that provides…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Public health & nutrition, …
• Article # 402897
• Published on 27/06/25 at 11:30