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On Monday 15 May, the AGRI committee held a debate with the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Phil Hogan, in the framework of the 2017 "Structured Dialogue". Political groups quizzed the Commissioner on a number of issues such as CAP post 2020, Omnibus proposal, end of sugar quotas, Unfair Trading Practices, organic production, Russian ban and Brexit. Before engaging in the Structured Dialogue, the Commissioner also presented the agricultural angle of the European Solidarity Corps.

EU organic legislation is likely to become “stricter” to protect the bloc's growing sector and provide EU-wide harmonisation for the unification of the market, the MEP in charge of the file has said. Source: agra-net.com .

MEPs advocate efforts to halve by 2030 food waste in the EU, by lifting existing restrictions on food donations and eliminating confusion about “best before” and “use by” labels. Learn more .

The European Commission’s “unstable” policy on biofuels has created uncertainty among investors and undermines the market as a whole, the head of the EU farmers’ lobby told EURACTIV.com. The European Commission last November presented its draft proposal to review the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) for the post-2020 period as part of a Clean Energy Package. Learn more .

The European Commission’s “unstable” policy on biofuels has created uncertainty among investors and undermines the market as a whole, the head of the EU farmers’ lobby told EURACTIV.com. The European Commission last November presented its draft proposal to review the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) for the post-2020 period as part of a Clean Energy Package. Learn more .