French MPs Vote Against Imports of Food Produced with Banned Pesticides TEC News May 21, 2026 New French measure will block the “introduction,” “import,” and “marketing” of products using banned substances.
Polish Farmers Protest Mercosur Trade Deal TEC News / AFP January 9, 2026 Like France, Ireland, Austria, and Hungary, Poland rejected the trade agreement, which most EU member states approve of.
Spain Eases Inspection Requirements for Moroccan Agriculture Products Bridget Ryder December 5, 2024 The agreement is intended to help balance the commercial relationship between the two countries—with potentially serious consequences.
Brexit Bitterness Continues To Cloud Reporting Michael Curzon September 16, 2023 A Guardian report on the British use of harmful pesticides stands accused of “putting Europhilic dogma ahead of reality.”
Top-Down or Bottom-Up, Pesticides Are All the Buzz at the Commission Bridget Ryder July 16, 2023 Over one million Europeans want farmers to stop using synthetic pesticides; farmers want policy coherence and consistency. Can a resolution be found?
Tractors in Nicosia: Farmer Protests Spread to Cyprus Thomas O'Reilly June 21, 2023 Farmers say that harsh EU pesticide regulations could make 79% of land unfarmable in Cyprus.
