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Six member states (France, Belgium, Greece, Luxembourg, Slovenia and Malta) that opposed the re-authorisation glyphosate sent a letter to the European Commission last month asking the EU executive to conduct a study and look into alternatives to the controversial substance. Read the original article

German regulators have concluded the country could legally introduce a national ban of the controversial weed killer glyphosate, despite the European Union’s decision to authorise its use for a further five years. Read more

The European Parliament has voted down proposals to block the use of phosphates in meat cooked on spits. Read more

Trade talks between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc will likely extend into next year after European negotiators said they needed more time to respond to improved offers, a source close to Mercosur negotiators said on Tuesday (12 December). Read more

On 1 January 2018 a series of technical improvements to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will enter into force which will simplify the life of European farmers and national administrations. The agricultural part of the so-called omnibus regulation was adopted today (12 December) by the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, following the informal agreement reached with the European Parliament on 12 October. The agricultural part of the omnibus regulation amends the four CAP regulations: direct payments, rural development, common market organisation and the horizontal regulation.