2 September 2013 “The existing political framework is a hurdle for the bio-based economy in Europe” Exclusive interview with Michael Carus, nova-Institute
12 July 2013 MEPs deal a blow to crop-based biofuels Committee votes to more sustainable biofuels on substantial progress towards
11 July 2013 Environment Committee advocates promoting advanced biofuels Biofuels from food crops to be capped following MEPs' vote
ILUC factors could jeopardise how we measure the carbon footprint of a product More focus and resources should be directed towards proactive mitigation of ILUC effect
8 July 2013 New report: EU biofuel proposal a futile effort to curb productive land use in Asia ILUC reporting requirements to add new obstacles to imports from non-European biofuel producers
4 July 2013 CAP 2014-2020: A long road to reform Many policies won’t be implemented before 2015- thank to intense lobbying
5 June 2013 Dirk Carrez: The BRIDGE to a biobased economy in the EU BRIDGE - a proposed "Biobased Industries Public-Private Partnership"
8 May 2013 Second generation and advanced biofuels industry calls for solid biofuels regulation Advanced biofuels in the EU requires immediate action by creating a stable and reliable long term framework
2 May 2013 EuropaBio and Smithers Rapra unveil highly-anticipated agenda for the EFIB from 1-2 October 2013 taking place in the heart of Brussels at SQUARE Organisers have responded to the success of 2012's event by announcing plans to deliver the biggest and most ambitious congress in the sector to date
17 April 2013 Parliament report flags major changes to EU biofuels proposal Ethanol to benefit from the introduction of ILUC factors as they have lower values
22 March 2013 CAP reform: A promising start could end in disappointment Agricultural goals to support the realisation of human rights, especially the right to food in all its dimensions
13 March 2013 Reaction of EU Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Cioloş to today’s EP vote on CAP reform European Parliament has supported the main principles of the Commission proposals
21 February 2013 Sugar lobbying intensifies ahead of EU vote EU's current sugar quota regime - Food and beverage companies vs. European beet growers and processors
15 February 2013 Fate of green CAP plans hangs on Parliament Conservationists are banking on the full European Parliament to protect the environmental standards proposed by the European Commission
