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New genomic techniques: MEPs adopt new rules in plenary session

Legislation on new genomic techniques (NGT), “facilitating access to new plants that are climate and pest resistant, give higher yields and require fewer pesticides”, has been adopted by the European Parliament during its plenary session on 17/06/2026 in Strasbourg. According to the adopted…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 445064
• Published on 17/06/26 at 17:03

PFAS: the European Commission recommends analysing levels in animal feed

"Member States, in collaboration with operators in the feed sector, should monitor the presence of PFAS in feed during 2026, 2027 and 2028", according to a recommendation adopted by the European Commission on 11 June 2026 and published in the Official Journal of the EU on 16 June…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Public health & nutrition, …
• Article # 444811
• Published on 16/06/26 at 10:59

Agenda: Events not to be missed between 15/06 in 18/06

The week opens in Strasbourg, where the European Parliament's ENVI Committee meets on Monday to vote on the provisional agreement on new genomic techniques (NGT) and to follow up on the CBAM and the TDF (Temporary Decarbonisation Fund, on which the Council is also expected to adopt its position…

Domain(s): Energies, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, European bodies, …
• Article # 444627
• Published on 15/06/26 at 13:00

Bioeconomy: "We aim to launch a new French national action plan by 2027" (Christophe Rupp-Dahlem, CTI)

"Our action plan dates from 2018: it's time to review it. This year, we therefore launched a reflection project along these lines, with a dedicated task force, with the aim of producing a new national action plan on the bioeconomy in 2027. We are starting to work on this with the ministries and…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): National bodies, Bioeconomy, Farming / food production, …
• Article # 443318
• Published on 03/06/26 at 15:00

Regenerative agriculture: "Real transitions cannot be based on marketing claims" (NGOs/farmers' unions)

"In EU policy documents and debates, a diffuse concept of “regenerative” agriculture is increasingly being used to divert policy attention and resources from truly transformative solutions. Real transitions cannot be based on marketing claims that confuse consumers and fragment the integrity of…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 443099
• Published on 02/06/26 at 18:00

Renure Act: "The Ombudswoman acknowledged EEB’s concerns about Commission's Nitrates Directive weakening"

"Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho acknowledged the EEB’s concerns that the Commission had departed from its own Better Regulation standards in authorising the use of manure-based fertilisers (Renure products) above the limits set under the Nitrates Directive", the European Environnmental Bureau said on…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Justice, …
• Article # 443111
• Published on 02/06/26 at 16:35

EIB: €300m granted to Groupe Limagrain to support its seed R&D activities

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €300m loan to the French seeds group Limagrain, under the TechEU programme, "to accelerate the group's research and development activities in the field of seeds", the partners announced in Paris on 28/05/2026. The EIB points out that this…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Producers, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 442994
• Published on 01/06/26 at 16:31

Agenda : events not to be missed between 01/06 and 05/06/2026

This week will be marked by Green Week, organised by the European Commission's DG Environment in Brussels on 03 and 04/06, which will be followed by numerous events in the Member States: this year's theme is "Investing in a Nature-positive economy". At the Château de Versailles, Emmanuel Macron…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 442960
• Published on 01/06/26 at 14:47

FR: "Agriculture should focus less on volume and more on value" (OpinionWay poll)

"The French want agriculture to focus less on volume and more on value: farmers' incomes, product quality, sustainability and local roots. The issue is as much economic as it is social and territorial": this is one of the four main findings of the survey "L'agriculture demain, quel avenir dans nos…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Skills & Employment, …
• Article # 442733
• Published on 29/05/26 at 15:00

EC: Request for transposition of the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition directive

The European Commission has asked twenty Member States, including France, to fully transpose Directive EU-2024/825 (Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition) into national law, it announced on 28/05/2026. The aim of the directive is to prohibit and penalise vague and unsubstantiated…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Farming / food production
• Article # 442612
• Published on 28/05/26 at 17:33