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Germany’s Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner has expressed support for a ban on advertising cheap meat. According to Klöckner, low-price meat advertising has led to a race for the lowest bid on the market. However, the proposal to ban advertising is criticized by traders, the price should be regulated by the market, and demand changes according to different periods. The German farmers' association, on the other hand, supported the idea, saying a similar move could lead to greater appreciation of high-quality food.
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The European Commission is preparing a list of best practice examples to support methane reduction. According to the Commission, agriculture is the largest anthropogenic source of methane emissions and the new strategy being prepared by the European Commission aims in part to reduce the amount of this gas in the atmosphere by reducing emissions from agriculture. The draft version of the strategy mentions, for example, changes in animal nutrition, feed additives or feeding techniques and the modernization of stables. The strategy should be presented by the Commission in the autumn of this year. The draft version does not yet mention specific methane reduction targets, but Member States will have to include effective schemes to reduce methane emissions in their CAP strategic plans, according to the current text.

In June, Austria notified for the second time to the Commission its plan to ban glyphosate in accordance with the precautionary principle for the protection of public health and the environment. However, the European Commission stated that by banning glyphosate, Austria could violate European legislation.
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Last week's negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom on a post-Brexit agreement did not produce the expected results. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier even called the possibility of an agreement between the two parties unlikely. According to Barnier, the United Kingdom is pushing for points that would disrupt the European market and give Britain unfair competitive advantages. The transitional period will end on 31/12/2020, the new rules should enter into force in January 2021.

EU Commissioner for Trade, former Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan resigned on 26/08/2020. It happened after his participation in a gala dinner, which was attended by another 80 guests, including Irish Minister of Agriculture Dar Calleary. Calleary resigned last week. According to the available information, the action violated the rules against the spread of COVID-19. The resignation of Phil Hogan was already accepted on 27/08/2020 by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
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