27 January 202522 January 2025 Agriculture Ministers from around 70 countries undertake to promote a sustainable bioeconomy Özdemir: "Sustainable bioeconomy is the compass for an intact natural environment"
Agrarministerinnen und -minister aus rund 70 Ländern setzen sich für die Förderung einer nachhaltigen Bioökonomie ein Özdemir: „Nachhaltige Bioökonomie ist der Kompass für eine intakte Natur“
24 April 202424 April 2024 Palm oil production up 2 per cent on previous year Although Malaysian production was seasonally strongly curbed, the USDA currently projects an output of 19 million tonnes, which would be up 613,000 tonnes on the previous year
23 January 202415 January 2024 Weltweit große Nachfrage nach Kunststoffen US-Kunststoffverband Plastics Industry Association meldet im Global Trends Report eine überdurchschnittlich stark gewachsene Nachfrage nach Kunststoffen
9 August 20228 August 2022 Why the war in Ukraine warrants a rethink of the EU carbon border tax The EU is inching closer to implementing a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), but the proposal is complex and too ambitious
10 January 20226 January 2022 New ‘own resources’ for EU budget will come from carbon market, executive says EU countries need to agree to the new own resources or face paying back the COVID recovery fund themselves, said Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Budget and Administration
19 January 202115 January 2021 Malaysia to file WTO lawsuit against EU on Jan 15, says minister Mohd Khairuddin says we will continue to fight against any discriminatory actions which pose a threat to the country’s economy and rakyat’s livelihood
1 October 20209 September 2021 Business Trends: The impact of a carbon tax on the European chemical industry Over the past several years, greenhouses gas (GHG) emissions have become a pressing global issue
2 March 20201 March 2020 Indonesia prepares for battle in Switzerland The political message seems to be that if the EU adopts aggressive trade restricting measures, then Indonesia is willing to do so as well
5 August 201931 July 2019 France bans palm oil from biofuels UFOP: German government should also rule out palm oil now
Frankreich verbannt Palmöl aus Biokraftstoffen Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) fordert die Bundesregierung auf nach französischem Vorbild Palmöl baldmöglichst auszuschließen
6 March 20181 March 2018 Biotech is key to Achieving International Trilateral Group’s Goals This week in Geneva three key UN agencies are meeting to address and advance their shared mission of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals
18 January 201823 March 2018 Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand looking to WTO if EU doesn’t shift on palm oil Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand will retaliate if the EU’s ongoing discrimination and attack on the palm oil industry becomes legislativ
26 August 201425 August 2014 ASA urges action on pending biotech approvals for nine soybean products in letters to USTR, EU Commission Groups complained that no authorizations have been issued since November 2013
23 June 201422 June 2014 US wants ‘science’ to settle GMO debate in trade deal with EU EU retailers hardly stock any GM food because of widespread consumer resistance
14 May 201413 May 2014 France concerned about liberalisation of EU sugar market The deregulation of the European sugar market is looming. A French parliamentary report has requested support to French overseas departments where the sugar sector is fragile
7 March 20146 March 2014 Majority of EU countries in favour of GMO compromise Several ministers expressed concerns to re-nationalise GMO decisions in running up against the World Trade Organization (WTO)
4 December 2009 Neue ECIPE-Studie zur europäischen Biokraftstoffpolitik "Teuer, protektionistisch und gegen die Regeln der WTO"
Europäische Biokraftstoffpolitik bietet günstigen Klimaschutz und ist WTO-konform VDB: Es geht nicht um Protektionismus, sondern um Natur- und Klimaschutz
13 August 2009 EU Commission Reflects on Sustainability Beyond Biofuels Consultations adress indirect land-use change as a general issue of agricultural products
23 June 2008 IOPD verabschiedet Erklärung zur Nachhaltigkeit von Biomasse und Ölsaaten International Oilseed Producers Dialogue am 16. und 17. Juni 2008 in Berlin
