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April 29, 2026
Goal: Protect health and nature
GM Soybean MON 94637: Safety Concerns Block Approval
The European Parliament’s resolution says the EU Commission must halt approval of the GM soybean MON 94637 because the safety evidence is incomplete and the decision process lacks enough member‑state support.
Farmers & Importers
Goal: Improve global trade fairness
EU Approves Updated Cocoa Trade Agreement
The European Parliament has given the green light for the EU to adopt changes to the International Cocoa Agreement, which is a major global trade deal that sets the rules for how cocoa—the main ingredient in chocolate—is bought, sold, and regulated worldwide.
Farmers & Consumers
April 23, 2026
Goal: Safe, fair, innovative farming
New Rules for Gene-Edited Crops and Food in the EU
The EU regulation on new genomic techniques is a law that sets clear rules for safely growing, selling, and using plants edited with modern DNA tools, making sure they’re as safe as regular crops, protecting small seed companies, and allowing organic farmers to keep their status.
Farmers & Exporters
April 16, 2026
Goal: Consistent agricultural data
New Rules for How Farms Count Money and Costs
This EU regulation sets the rules for how farms are counted and measured across Europe so that the government can fairly decide how much money to give farmers and keep food prices stable.
Farmers & Exporters
April 10, 2026
Goal: Making Europe greener and stronger
Denmark's Recovery Plan Updated: More Green Projects, Less Red Tape
The EU approved a revised Denmark Recovery and Resilience Plan that cuts some hard‑to‑do projects, simplifies others, and moves money to boost home energy efficiency and vehicle tax priorities, while keeping the plan fully funded and giving it a positive assessment.
Farmers & Construction Companies
March 26, 2026
Goal: Fair trade after Brexit
EU‑China Trade Deal Revises All Tariff Quotas
The European Parliament passed a resolution approving the EU‑China trade deal that updates all tariff‑rate quotas after the UK left the EU, and it tells EU leaders and China to adopt the new rules.
Importers & Exporters
Goal: Keep water clean and safe
New Rules to Clean Up Surface and Groundwater Pollution
The European Parliament has agreed on a new set of rules for water policy that will replace three existing laws, aiming to protect groundwater and improve environmental standards for water.
Farmers & Fishermen
March 20, 2026
Goal: Ensure seed safety
EU Updates Seed Inspection Rules for Non‑EU Seeds
A new rule called the European Commission's Seed Inspection Decision will help ensure that seeds from certain countries meet the same standards as those grown in Europe, and it will be enforced until December 31, 2029.
Farmers & Exporters
March 12, 2026
Goal: Global economic stability
EU Calls for Fairer Global Trade Rules
The European Parliament adopted a resolution that tells the WTO to modernize its rules, fix its dispute‑settlement system, curb unfair subsidies, support food security and digital trade, and make trade fairer for developing countries.
Farmers & Fishermen
March 11, 2026
Goal: Clearer rules
New Food Rules for Breakfast Foods
The European Parliament issued a correction to Directive 2024/1438 that changes the rules for honey, fruit juices, spreads, chestnut puree and dehydrated milk by removing a sub‑point, updating references, and adding new criteria about overheating and pollen removal.
Farmers & Manufacturing Workers
February 20, 2026
Goal: Keep food affordable
Cutting Duties on Nitrogen Fertilisers for One Year
The EU resolution temporarily lifts import taxes on certain nitrogen fertilisers for one year to help farmers keep costs down, but it will mean the EU loses about €59.5 million in revenue.
Farmers & Importers
February 18, 2026
Goal: Protect water, simplify law
EU Water Rules Get a Boost: Stronger Limits, Faster Response
This resolution updates EU water laws to add stricter limits on pollutants, improve monitoring and reporting, and make rules easier to enforce, aiming to protect people and ecosystems.
Farmers & Environmental NGOs
February 12, 2026
Goal: Fair trade enforcement
EU Rule to Stop Unfair Food Trade Deals
This regulation is a rule that makes EU law‑enforcement agencies work together to stop unfair trading practices in the food supply chain, sharing information, coordinating investigations, and enforcing fines across borders.
Farmers & Supply Chain Workers
Goal: Align EU GI rules
New Rules for Famous Food Names Like Champagne and Parma Ham
This regulation updates EU rules on geographical indications so they match the new Lisbon Union rules, letting the EU change GI names, types, areas and quality, dropping old notification steps, and it will start on July 1, 2026.
Farmers & Exporters
February 11, 2026
Goal: Protect people and nature
GM Cotton T304‑40 License Not Renewed
The European Parliament passed a resolution saying the EU should not renew the approval of GM cotton T304‑40 because it could boost herbicide use, harm the environment, and the decision‑making process lacks proper oversight.
Farmers & Environmental NGOs
Goal: Protect health and democracy
Should the New GMO Cotton Stay on the Market?
The European Parliament resolution says the Commission must cancel the renewal of GM cotton GHB614 × LLCotton25, calls for new rules on GMOs, and urges a precautionary approach to protect people, animals and the environment.
Farmers & Importers
Goal: Protect public health
GM Corn T25: Should It Stay on the Market?
The European Parliament resolution on 11 Feb 2026 says the EU must not renew the market authorisation for GM maize T25 until more evidence on long‑term safety and environmental impact is available, and it calls for reforming the GMO approval process.
Farmers & Importers
Goal: Protect health & environment
EU Parliament rejects a GM soybean that can survive banned herbicides
The European Parliament passed a resolution rejecting a draft decision that would allow genetically modified soybean tolerant to glufosinate and glyphosate to be sold, citing health, environmental, and fairness concerns and calling for the decision to be withdrawn and GMO rules to be reformed.
Farmers & Environmental NGOs:NGOs
February 10, 2026
Goal: Protect farmers from imports
Farmers Get New Protection Against Cheap Mercosur Imports
The European Parliament passed a rule that lets the EU temporarily raise taxes on certain farm imports from Mercosur if they flood the market and hurt European farmers, with clear triggers and limits on how long the protection can last.
Farmers & Entrepreneurs
Goal: Sustain wine industry
New Rules for Wine, Flavored Wine, and Spirits
The European Parliament passed a resolution that tightens wine‑production limits, changes support payments, adds new labels for low‑alcohol and aromatised wines, relaxes rules for small spirit makers, and sets dates for when these rules will start to help growers adapt to market and climate changes.
Farmers & Entrepreneurs