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Agenda of the week: events not to be missed between 26/01 and 30/01/2026

This week's highlight will be the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, which will take place in Brussels on Monday, and the three sessions of the ENVI Committee at the European Parliament in Brussels between Tuesday and Thursday, with key votes on the agenda. In Paris, the "Sommet des industries…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 427712
• Published on 26/01/26 at 09:00

European investments in the world's transitions from 16 to 23/01/2026 (EIB/Global Gateway)

€34 M for sustainable ports in Cabo Verde and €35.8 M for clean energy in Tunisia; these are the two European investments in the world's transitions by the European Investment Bank / Global , from 16/01/2026 to 23/01/2026. In Europe, this week, a total of €635 M has been allocated by the EIB to…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, Financing & funding, Automotive & e-mobility, …
• Article # 426904
• Published on 23/01/26 at 16:13

Food crisis: 1,1 billion people could be affected in 2050, according to AI model (JRC)

"By 2100, conflict and inequality-driven scenarios could expose over 1.1Bn people — including more than 600M children, mostly in Africa and Asia — to severe food crises. In contrast, sustainable pathways could more than halve the exposure", announced the Joint Research Center, on…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 427512
• Published on 23/01/26 at 14:00

"A Global Plastic Treaty should tackle the entire lifecycle of plastic" (J. Roswall, WEF in Davos)

"What is necessary is that we get a treaty that is future-proof and tackles the full lifecycle of plastic. It cannot only be about reuse, but it also has to take into account the full life management of plastics", declared Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, International bodies, National bodies, …
• Article # 427437
• Published on 22/01/26 at 15:30

FR / Environmental score for food products: "Only 16% of products are green" (Planet-score)

"The agri-food market has considerable room for improvement": this is the conclusion of the first analysis of the environmental quality of agrifood products, published by the French association Planet-score on 20/01/2026, based on data issued from the Quelproduit app, managed by French consumer…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Public health & nutrition, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 427104
• Published on 20/01/26 at 15:24

Zero Waste Europe calls for the Circular Economy Act, planned in 2026, to toughen chemical policy

"The chemical policy of the EU should be taken into account within the Circular Economy Act in order to avoid a future health crisis": this is the main recommendation of a report released by Zero Waste Europe, a Brussels-based NGO, calling for the Circular Economy Act, to be announced in 2026, to…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Circularity, Chemicals / plastics
• Article # 426789
• Published on 19/01/26 at 15:31

Agenda of the week: events not to be missed between 19/01 and 23/01/2026

This week's highlight will be the Plenary session of the European Parliament taking place in Strasbourg from 19/01, with the Mercosur deal at the core of discussions. Farmers plan to protest against it and for a better distribution of CAP resources. In Davos, the world leaders, businesses…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 426735
• Published on 19/01/26 at 09:00

"89% of the heat caused by our fossil fuels is in the ocean, only 1% in the atmosphere"(J.Röckstrom, PIK)

"The scientific drama around the need to truly address planetary health comes from recent science, which is that we are currently at a point where we are risking the health of the planet, the very stability, the resilience, and life support on Earth, explains Prof. Johan Röckstrom, Director at…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Climate adaptation & resilience, Public health & nutrition, …
• Article # 426526
• Published on 15/01/26 at 15:00

EU/New genomic techniques: "We are going to vote against a bad agreement" (C. Clergeau, S&D)

Two weeks before the second reading vote in the ENVI Committee on 28/01/2026, Christophe Clergeau, shadow rapporteur for the S&D on the rules concerning new genomic techniques, has announced that his group will vote against the agreement reached in trilogue on NGTs on 04/12/2025. "The…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Public health & nutrition, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 426410
• Published on 15/01/26 at 10:43

Generali and UNIDO to cooperate on promoting sustainable coffee production in African countries

The Italian insurance group Generali and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) signed an agreement to promote sustainable coffee production in Africa under a programme called ACT (Advancing Climate-Resilience and Transformation in African Coffee), on 12/01/2026. The…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, International bodies, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 426183
• Published on 13/01/26 at 15:00