20 January 202217 January 2022Agriculture Commissioner throws his weight behind carbon farmingThe Commissioner promised to "endeavour to ensure that carbon farming, to an extent as large as possible, will be incorporated in [CAP] strategic plans"
23 November 202117 November 2021Farmers see chances in carbon farming but must be market-ledIn practice, by using various agricultural methods ranging from crop rotation, cover crops, and reduced tillage to precision nitrogen application, farmers aim to contribute to tackling climate change
2 August 202129 July 2021For the European forest owners and managers, the EC should purely rewrite the draft EU Forest StrategyThe draft strategy was leaked and European forest owners and managers raised their concerns in a joint statement from the forest and forest-based sector.
28 April 202023 April 2020Copa and Cogeca call on the Commission to take rapid action to deal with the growing risk of imbalance in the European protein plant market and its biofuel supply chainsEuropean farmers and cooperatives organisations are calling for a set of rapid actions that could limit major disruptions
16 January 202014 January 2020Industry and farmers expect ‘science-based’ solutions to deliver New Green DealDupont-Inglis said that she hoped the Commission will “do more to deliver practical and science-based rules for products resulting from agricultural biotechnology"
4 November 201929 October 2019European farmers descend on Strasbourg in protest against planned CAP reformMembers of the Agriculture Committee recently indicated to EURACTIV that the new CAP could be delayed by up to two years
5 June 201931 May 2019EXCLUSIVE: European bio-based sector sets out 2050 vision for a circular bio-societyNew report led by the Bio-based Industries Consortium sets out a vision that focuses on four key drivers
30 April 201925 April 2019Bioeconomy in CAP – the economy of tomorrow?To reach a functioning economy in the future, the driving force should consist of a sustainable bioeconomic strategy
Bioökonomie in der GAP: Die Wirtschaft von morgen?Um in Zukunft eine voll funktionsfähige Wirtschaft zu erreichen, sollte eine nachhaltige Bioökonomie-Strategie die treibende Kraft sein
14 February 201911 February 2019Biofuel sustainability criteria ‘blocked’ in EU CommissionProposed low-risk certification scheme criteria seemed “too light” to some commissioners, as it would pave the way for an easier entering of palm oil in the EU-market
21 June 201819 June 2018EU farmers boss: DG Agri ‘not properly consulted’ in biofuels talksCopa-Cogeca held a conference on 11 June about the ongoing talks for the revision of the RED and particularly about the future of the first-generation biofuels
Landwirte kritisieren: DG Agri wird bei Biokraftstoff-Thematik nicht eingebundenCopa-Cogeca hielt am Montag eine Konferenz über die laufenden Gespräche zur Überarbeitung der EER und insbesondere über die Zukunft der Biokraftstoffe der ersten Generation ab
10 April 20183 April 2018Straw is not waste but co-product, EU farmers tell CommissionStraw has many uses, from fuel to livestock bedding
6 April 201829 March 2018Copa and Cogeca outline key elements for a successful EU climate and energy policyCopa and Cogeca call for a stable long-term policy to maximise the potential of crop-based biofuels to decarbonise the transport sector
5 March 201828 February 2018European farmers want conventional biofuels included in new “protein strategy”Speaking at a meeting of EU farm ministers on 19 February 2018, EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan presented the idea of an EU protein strategy
16 October 201712 October 2017Biofuels phase-out will raise demand for feed imports, industry warnsEU executive decided to cut the cap on biofuels in transport from 7% to 3.8% EU
23 May 201710 May 2017EU biofuels policy: What is the impact on rural development?EU farmers are “very concerned” about the impact of the European Commission’s change of heart on biofuels, claiming the EU’s restrictive policy is putting thousands of rural jobs at risk
19 October 201619 October 2016Bundesverband Bioenergie veranstaltet den 14. Internationalen Fachkongress für erneuerbare Mobilität „Kraftstoffe der Zukunft 2017“Finales Programm online
20 May 201612 May 2016Low forecast of 2016 EU oilseed crop supports pricesTotal 2016 oilseed production in the EU-28 could see a slight rise from the previous year
20 April 201619 April 2016Bioeconomy 2.0 will help lead the EU’s renewable revolution – with the right supportEuropean Bioeconomy Alliance calls on the EU to lead a worldwide transition towards a renewable, low-carbon economy
30 January 201529 January 2015Biokraftstoffe aus Ackerkulturen unentbehrlich für Tierfutter, Energie und Umwelt – Reduzierungen nicht akzeptabelCopa-Cogeca-Generalsekretär Pekka Pesonen warnte auf der internationalen Konferenz „Fuels of the Future 2015“ in Berlin
Crop-based biofuels vital for animal feed, energy, the environment: cuts unacceptableCopa-Cogeca Secretary-General Pekka Pesonen warned at International Conference "Fuels of the Future 2015" in Berlin
16 January 201515 January 2015European bug infestation may cut rapeseed harvest by 15%EU pesticides ban left European farmers without effective alternatives, Oil World said in a recent report
20 June 201418 June 2014Biofuels debate continues, despite EU agreementEU energy ministers agreed to a 7% cap on the fuels for use in transport
2 January 201431 December 2013EU ministers reject reduction of arable biofuelsFarmers and industry invested heavily after the EU agreed on the biofuels targets in 2006
4 December 2013AEBIOM, CEPF, COPA-COGECA, EIPS, ELO, EUSTAFOR: Joint Statement on cascade use of woodEU institutions should support positive actions at EU and national level that will improve, promote active forest management
17 October 2012Biofuels industry threatens to sue European CommissionAfter 2020, the Commission will only promote and financially support biofuels that contribute to a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and not from food or feed crops are produced
10 May 2011KLM, Danone, L’Oreal and RABO Bank to cooperate with Netherlands’ Biotechnology Industry Association on EFIB 2011Taking place on 18-20 October 2011 at the Novotel Amsterdam City, Amsterdam
