How the far right aims to ride farmers’ outrage to power
The tie-up of far-right parties and furious farmers is supercharging populist parties in the run-up to the EU election in June.
Jan 26 6 mins read
Glyphosate: Raft of legal challenges launched against EU approval
The European Commission’s decision to reauthorize the herbicide for 10 years is being challenged in three separate legal actions.
Jan 25 4 mins read
EU bends own pesticide rules, secret legal opinion finds
Documents obtained by POLITICO show that regulators in the EU are playing fast and loose with legislation meant to protect people from toxic chemical pesticides.
Jan 24 8 mins read
All pain, no gain: Poland’s losers shout down winners from EU’s embrace of Ukraine
Truckers and farmers blocked the border for weeks to protest Ukrainian competition but, overall, the Polish economy is gaining from the EU’s eastward opening.
Jan 18 7 mins read