Frutura CEO Manfred Hohensinner sharply criticizes the local authorities for blocking his 92 million euro project for the use of thermal water for vegetable cultivation, which has made no progress for over a year. #Frutura #Agrarwirtschaft #Umweltschutz (translated)
An open letter from seven of the eight state agricultural ministers of the union criticizes the planned sugar tax and questions the recent agreement between the Union and the SPD, with particular emphasis on Bavaria's Agricultural Minister Michaela Kaniber having made a significant tightening of the original text. #Zuckersteuer #CDU #Bayern (translated)
Apollo News reported that nine ministers from union-led agricultural departments had called for the complete abandonment of the planned sugar tax. Schleswig-Holstein's Prime Minister Daniel Günther had previously advocated for the levy several times but failed with his demand at a CDU party conference. https://t.co/Q3MiXCHp8G #Zuckersteuer #Agrarpolitik #CDU (translated)
The war between Russia and Ukraine is intensifying the destabilization of the Black Sea, leading to a significant increase in global cereal prices due to the disruption of exports and attacks on agricultural infrastructure in the region. #MarNegro #GuerraUcraniaRusia #CrisisAlimentaria (translated)
We have made adjustments and savings that reflect the priorities of the member states. This preserves the goal of meeting the new political priorities of our modern budget while also supporting core areas such as the Common Agricultural Policy and Cohesion Policy. Almost every program in the budget will be increased compared to the current Multiannual Financial Framework, emphasized the representative of the Irish Council Presidency, Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne, at the press conference. #EUBudget #Entwicklungspolitik #Agrarpolitik (translated)
Representatives like Minister Norbert Totschnig (ÖVP) had emphasized the need for sufficient funds for farmers and rural development in advance. #EUBudget #Entwicklungspolitik #Agrarpolitik (translated)
"The amount of the new proposal is not a basis for an agreement," said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Saturday afternoon in Berlin. #EUBudget #Entwicklungspolitik #Agrarpolitik (translated)
The Irish presidency has presented a new EU budget proposal that foresees cuts in foreign and development policy, while Germany and other net contributor countries reject this and demand further savings. #EUBudget #Entwicklungspolitik #Agrarpolitik (translated)
The increasing global demand for food, intensified by climate change and high diesel prices, is drawing the interest of investors to the agricultural sector and innovative companies that offer solutions to enhance efficiency and yields in agriculture. #Agrarwirtschaft #Lebensmittelversorgung #Klimawandel (translated)
"We have made adjustments and savings that reflect the priorities of the member states. This preserves the goal of meeting the new political priorities of our modern budget while supporting core areas such as the Common Agricultural Policy and Cohesion Policy." Nearly every program in the budget will be increased compared to the current Multiannual Financial Framework, emphasized the representative of the Irish Council Presidency, Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne. #EUBudget #Irland #Kohäsionspolitik (translated)
Olive oil producers face a dilemma about whether to store or not in light of forecasts for a larger harvest and a drop in prices, while agricultural organizations are urging the government to implement new marketing regulations to prevent further declines in prices at the source. #AceiteDeOliva #Cosecha2026 #AgriculturaEspañola (translated)
"For me, cutting agricultural funds is not an option" Stocker reiterated Austria's demand to reduce the volume of the planned EU budget for 2028-2034. #EUBudget #Sparmaßnahmen #Agrarpolitik (translated)
The Austrian government demands cuts to the planned EU budget by several hundred billion euros, while Chancellor Christian Stocker emphasizes that agricultural funds should not be affected and at the same time new own resources are needed for the EU. #EUBudget #Sparmaßnahmen #Agrarpolitik (translated)
The Austrian government is calling for drastic cuts to the EU budget for the financial framework 2028–2034 by several hundred billion euros before the EU summit in Brussels, while simultaneously wanting to maintain the contribution rebate and secure agricultural and regional funds. #EUBudget #Österreich #Nachhaltigkeit (translated)
The main agricultural organizations, Asaja, COAG, and Unión de Uniones, have called for a large tractor demonstration in Madrid on October 28 to protest against the rising production costs and demand urgent measures to save the agricultural sector, while UPA has decided to postpone its mobilization until after the elections on November 29. #Tractorada #ProducciónAgraria #CrisisDeCostes (translated)
The investigations into the deaths of Antonella Di Ielsi and Sara Di Vita, which occurred due to ricin poisoning, are focusing on the 71 computers of the Agricultural Institute of Riccia to search for digital traces of the preparation of the lethal substance. #ricina #inchiesta #omicidio (translated)
A mother and her daughter were killed with ricin, and the Prosecutor's Office of Larino has launched a computer inspection at the Agricultural Institute of Riccia to examine over 70 computers in search of references to the toxin. #Omicidio #Ricina #Campobasso (translated)
The prosecutor of Larino, Elvira Antonelli, has ordered computer inspections at the agricultural institute of Riccia to investigate possible searches for ricin related to the case of the two victims, mother and daughter, who died poisoned. #IspezioneInformatica #Riccia #Giustizia (translated)
In the context of the investigation into the poisoning death of Sara Di Vita and her mother Antonella, 70 computers have been seized at the agricultural institute of Riccia, where Gianni Di Vita's friend worked, following suspicious searches on terms related to the poison. #MorteAvvelenate #Ricina #Investigazioni (translated)
NIUS reported that Hannes Kuhnwald, a farmer and agricultural influencer from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, warned of a crisis in agriculture. According to him, never have so many businesses given up as currently, especially small farms. He cited rising energy costs, low margins, and producer prices, which have not increased inflation-adjusted in ten years, as reasons. Support programs without scaling according to farm size exacerbated the situation, said Kuhnwald. To preserve agriculture, small farms must be specifically protected, he demanded. https://t.co/qVy5QnfyfS #Landwirtschaft #Agrarpolitik #Kleinbetriebe (translated)
