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Theresa May has proposed delaying a full Brexit until 2021 by asking EU countries to agree to a two-year transition period during which the United Kingdom would continue to enjoy unfettered access to the single market.

The Visegrad group and two Balkan countries signed yesterday (September 21) a Joint Declaration urging the European Commission to reconsider its proposal to gradually phase out first generation biofuels after 2020 and think about the consequences. The Declaration is available here.

On Thursday, 21 September, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada enters into force provisionally. CETA will be fully implemented once all EU Member States ratify the deal according to their respective constitutional requirements. At the time CETA will take full effect, a new and improved Investment Court System will replace the current investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism that exists in many bilateral trade agreements negotiated in the past by EU Member States' governments.

The latest monthly agri-food trade report, published today by the European Commission, confirms a high level of European agri-food exports positively increasing the trade balance to €2.2 billion.

The European Commission has agreed to allow the use of EU funds to help Polish pig farmers who will have to cease their activity in the context of African swine fever. Read more