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Two specific decisions have been taken to help farmers deal with droughts, in addition to support under the existing Common Agricultural Policy legislation: higher advanced payments and derogations from specific greening requirements. Read more

The European Court of Justice ruled today (25 July) that organisms obtained by mutagenesis plant breeding technique are GMOs and should, in principle, fall under the GMO Directive. Read more

The European Court of Justice will decide on Wednesday (25 July) if the so-called new plant breeding techniques (NPBTs) fall under the GM legislation. The European Commission expects that this particular ruling will provide clarity regarding the GM legislation scope. Read the original post

As a first step towards the evaluation of the EU promotion policy for agricultural products, the European Commission has published a summary of the planned assessment, the so-called evaluation roadmap. The aim is to inform and seek feedback from citizens and stakeholders on the different steps of the evaluation. Read more

On Tuesday, the European Union and Japan signed a free trade agreement—the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement—the terms of which had been finalized in December 2017. The trade agreement is the biggest ever negotiated by the EU and will create an open trade zone covering over 600 million people. Read more