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    • Europe Day

    Each May 9 Europe Day is celebrated, a day to remember that on that same day in 1950 Robert Schuman, the then French Foreign Minister, laid the foundations of the European Union under two basic principles: peace and solidarity. Throughout all this week and having as peak on Saturday, May 9, many activities are held throughout Spain.

    Leaked TTIP negotiations

    The latest leaks on the opaque process of negotiations on the…

    Spain: Cooperatives calls for improvements in the management tools of EU crisis

    The European Commission took the first step for the adoption of a regulation to regulate the exceptional measures for fruit and vegetables from June 30 and for one year. These measures, which will give continuity to those in force today, respond to repeated requests from, oblivious to geopolitical tensions between the EU and Russia, but main victim, and the administrations of the major producing countries European fruit and vegetable sector.

    European campaign for the benefit of livestock and meat

    Cooperatives and farmers has launched a key to highlight the many benefits of the livestock sector and meat from the EU for growth and employment, the dynamism of rural areas and a balanced diet campaign. Demanding production requirements that European producers must comply.

    In the trade negotiations Mercosur-EU, time of suspicion

    In the event organized by the COPA-COGECA and European trade organization CELCAA, in which representatives from the Member States and the European Commission, Spanish Agrifood Cooperatives has expressed reservations for a likely increase in concessions they can be offered by the Commission in the agricultural sector, especially in the livestock sectors such as pork, beef and poultry, as well as other Mediterranean products, such as garlic and orange juice.

    Spain: Farmers have more time to apply for CAP support

    The Ministry of Agriculture extended the deadline until May 15 to apply for aid from the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the 2016 campaign and the Magrama attends to the request of some autonomous regions and sectors concerned.

    TTIP: Livestock EU clears no future in negotiation

    The next rounds of negotiations between the European Union and the United States to sign the Transatlantic Agreement for Trade and Investment (TTIP by its acronym in English) will mark the future of the European livestock sector. The initial approach of both delegations is to keep their livestock production regulations.

    EU works with the transport sector to reduce GHG emissions

    European ministers of the areas of Environment and Transport analyze the future of transport in Europe and technological innovation as an opportunity to improve the environment and energy efficiency of fuels and vehicles. The goal is to work together to achieve further reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in both sectors.

    EU: A Spanish horse farm, award “Best Young Sustainable”

    In the III European Congress of Young Farmers held today at the Community capital they have unveiled the winners of the European contest "Innovative Young Farmer" in this its third edition has returned to a Spanish representative among the winners. Alicia Garcia Pardo, a cattle Madrid 38 years has won the "Best Young Sustainable" award in a final to projects that have come from 14 EU countries.

    Latin America: Innovation and sustainability, economic centers for the development of agriculture

    Under the IX International Forum on innovation for sustainable agriculture in Latin America, renowned speakers will talk about the economic challenges of the region and innovation as an essential way for development.