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March 11, 2026

EU Parliament: New Law Work
Can make law
Food Safety

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

March 10, 2026

EU Parliament: Parliament Report
Environment

Goal: Keep seas healthy

Saving the Sea: Protecting Vulnerable Species, Fighting Invasive Invaders, and Supporting Local Fishers

The European Parliament’s 2026 resolution says protecting the sea is key for food, jobs and the planet, and it plans to guard vulnerable species, expand marine protected areas, fight invasive species, help fishers, and boost research and funding.

Fishermen & NGOs

February 20, 2026

EU Commission: Official Decision
Farming

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 12, 2026

EU Parliament: New Law Work
Can make law
Trade

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
EU Commission: New Law Work
Can make law
Trade

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

EU Parliament: Parliament Resolution
Food Safety

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
EU Parliament: Parliament Resolution
Environment

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
EU Parliament: Parliament Resolution
Environment

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
EU Parliament: Parliament Resolution
Health

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

EU Parliament: New Law Work
Can make law
Trade

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

February 04, 2026

EU Commission: Official Decision
Environment

Goal: Global chemical safety

Global Ban on Dangerous Flame Retardant TBPH

Council Decision 2026/0029 (NLE) lets the EU submit a proposal to the Stockholm Convention to ban or restrict the dangerous flame‑retardant TBPH, protecting people and the planet.

Manufacturing Workers & SMEs: Small Businesses

January 29, 2026

EU Commission: Official Decision
Trade

Goal: Help Pakistan join IOC

EU Supports Pakistan’s Olive Council Membership

The EU is proposing a resolution to support Pakistan’s application to join the International Olive Council, letting it become part of the olive‑oil rules if it follows the share‑calculation rule and signs up within 1.5 years.

Farmers & Exporters

January 21, 2026

EU Parliament: New Law Work
Can make law
Rule of Law

Goal: Protect passenger rights

New Rules to Protect Air Travelers

The EU’s 2024‑2029 air passenger rights rules give travelers bigger cash payouts for delays, cancellations or denied boarding, free meals and lodging when flights are late, clearer baggage limits, help for kids and disabled people, and easier ways to file complaints, all to make flying fairer and safer.

Travelers & Tourists

January 19, 2026

EU Commission: Official Decision
Trade

Goal: Align olive oil standards

Olive Oil Standards Revamped: New Variety Added and Safer Test Introduced

This resolution lets the EU support changes to the International Olive Council’s rules, adding a safer test for olive‑oil quality and including the Coratina olive, so that EU and worldwide markets stay fair and consistent.

Farmers & Exporters

December 16, 2025

EU Parliament: New Law Work
Can make law
Trade

Goal: Fair trade, farmer protection

EU’s Quick Safeguard Rules for Farmers Facing Mercosur

The EU Parliament passed a resolution that speeds up monitoring and investigations, tightens the rules for stopping imports, adds extra health, safety and environmental checks, and cracks down on companies trying to dodge the rules, all to better protect EU farmers and consumers in the EU‑Mercosur farm trade.

Farmers & Environmental NGOs
EU Parliament: Parliament Resolution
Environment

Goal: Protect people and nature

Hold off on selling a risky GM sugar beet until safety is proven.

EU Parliament’s December 16, 2025 resolution says the EU must cancel the approval of the GM sugar beet KWS20‑1 until more thorough safety, environmental and farmer‑fairness data are available and the GMO decision‑making process must be reformed to include proper checks and member‑state votes.

Farmers & Environmental NGOs
EU Commission: New Law Work
Can make law
Health

Goal: Boost EU biotech innovation

EU Biotech Act: Clear Rules, Support, and Safety for Innovation

The European Biotech Act is a law that simplifies rules for biotech, helps companies get money and skills, and keeps products safe, so the EU can grow its biotech industry faster and more securely.

Entrepreneurs & Tech Startups
EU Commission: New Law Work
Can make law
Food Safety

Goal: Simplify market rules

Easier Rules for Safer Food and Feed

The EU’s Food and Feed Simplification Regulation cuts red‑tape for farmers and food businesses by speeding up approvals, easing cross‑border rules, and lowering paperwork for plant protection and feed products, while keeping safety high.

Farmers & SMEs:Small Businesses
EU Commission: New Law Work
Can make law
Food Safety

Goal: Cut paperwork, enable drones

Easier Food Safety Rules and Drone Spraying for Farmers

The EU is proposing a new directive that removes old plastic‑container rules, cuts duplicate paperwork for farmers, and lets drones spray pesticides more easily, all while keeping safety for people, animals and the environment.

Farmers & Tech Startups
EU Commission: New Law Work
Can make law
Health

Goal: Simplify biotech rules

Simplifying Rules for GM Microbes and Organ Processing

This Directive updates EU rules on genetically modified microbes and organ processing to make approvals easier for companies and hospitals, adding new low‑risk categories, simplifying paperwork, and ensuring safety for new preservation methods.

Health Professionals & Researchers