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Agenda: events not to be missed between 30/03 and 03/04/2026

This week's highlight will be the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, which will take place in Brussels on Monday. Many green industry events will happen in Paris this week, including SITL, the International Transport and Logistics Exhibition, the ChangeNOW 2026 Conference and the French…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 435841
• Published on 30/03/26 at 09:31

Approval of pesticides: Commission's lack of transparency ruled unlawful by the CJEU

The European Court of Justice ruled on 25/03/2026 that the European Commission's refusal to allow the NGO ClientEarth access to documents relating to the approval of pesticides was unlawful. The NGO's action for annulment challenged an implied decision by the Commission in 2021 refusing access…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Justice, …
• Article # 435676
• Published on 26/03/26 at 18:00

CBE JU Forum 2026: "Policies can help the scale-up of the European bioeconomy" (Eric Mamer, DG Envi)

"The first thing we need, policy-wise, to ensure the scale up of the bioeconomy in Europe, is a framework that allows us to continue producing and delivering to all those entrepreneurs and companies that need sustainably sourced biomass", declares Eric Mamer, Director General of the Environment at…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Bioeconomy, Circularity, …
• Article # 435343
• Published on 25/03/26 at 11:45

Agenda: events not to be missed between 23 and 27/03/2026

This week's highlights are the two-day Plenary session of the European Parliament, which will take place in Brussels and the 15^th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, which will take place in Campo Grande…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 434923
• Published on 23/03/26 at 09:00

CAP reform: NGOs file complaint with Ombusdwoman against the European Commission

The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) has lodged a formal complaint against the European Commission with the European Ombudswoman, announces the network of environmental NGOs on 18/03/2026. EEB criticized the Commission handling of the proposals for the National and Regional Partnership and the…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Justice, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 434523
• Published on 18/03/26 at 16:41

NGT: "Many shortcomings in the Commission's proposal" (France Nature Environnement)

"Having warned in vain for several years about the dangers of deregulating GMOs derived from NGTs, we are now officially expressing our deepest concerns about this proposal. We have noted numerous shortcomings and failings in the way in which the Commission has prepared and drafted its legislative…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Policies & Regulation, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 434392
• Published on 17/03/26 at 16:00

Agenda: events not to be missed between 16 and 20/03/2026

This week's highlights are the Environment, Energy and European Councils that will take place in Brussels on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The Environment Council, the first one of the Cyprus Presidency, will have many crucial topics on the agenda, including the bioeconomy strategy and the…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 433957
• Published on 16/03/26 at 09:00

Copa-Cogeca: Caroline Van der Heyden elected at the Working Party on Environment and Climate

Caroline Van der Heyden is elected 2^nd Vice-chair of the Working Party on Environment and Climate of Copa-Cogeca, announced the European confederation of farmers and cooperatives on 10/03/2026. She joins Chair Amanda Björksell (LRF - Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund, Sweden) and 1^st Vice-Chair John…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Trade unions & federations, Policies & Regulation, Farming / food production
• Article # 433628
• Published on 11/03/26 at 11:11

Agenda: events not to be missed between 09 and 14/03/2026

The second World Summit on Civil Nuclear Energy, organised with the International Atomic Energy Agency, is taking place in Paris. Heads of state, international organisations, financial institutions and industry are discussing the role of nuclear power in meeting the needs of decarbonisation…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 433198
• Published on 09/03/26 at 09:00

"CBAM is an opportunity for affordable, green and made in Europe fertilisers" (Wopke Hoekstra)

A reduced mark-up of 1% applied to fertilisers under the CBAM pricing; a duty relief on ammonia, urea and certain other fertilisers; and the launch of a European Fertilisers Action Plan before the summer: Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate, outlined the measures taken to limit the…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Financing & funding, …
• Article # 432843
• Published on 05/03/26 at 10:40