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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has launched a new financing initiative that aims to unlock close to €1 billion of investment in the agriculture and bio-economy sector. The bio-economy sector encompasses the value chains of production and the processing of food, material and energy using renewable biological resources from land and sea. Read more

The Commission has published the Guidelines for the feed use of food no longer intended for human consumption, as integral part of the communication on the Circular Economy. These Guidelines should assist the national and local competent authorities, as well as the operators in the food chain, in applying the relevant Union legislation.

The European Commission has presented its long-awaited legislative measures to protect small-scale EU farming business from the ‘most damaging’ unfair trading practices undertaken by larger entities in the food chain. Read more

The European Commission announced today (11 April) it would prohibit dual quality food across the bloc, following complaints and pressure from Central and Eastern European member states. The European Commission is proposing a New Deal for Consumers to ensure that all European consumers fully benefit from their rights under Union law. Read more

Boosted by the end of sugar quotas in 2017, EU sugar production is estimated to grow significantly for 2017/18. This is just one of the findings of the latest short-term outlook report from the European Commission published on 5 April 2018. EU sugar production is estimated at 21mt for 2017/18, 23% above the average of previous years. EU production is expected to stabilise for 2018/19 despite falling sugar prices.