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Germany to play role in integration of African economies
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Germany wants to invest in Africa, German Foreign Affairs Minister Guido Westerwelle said at the end of last month, during a visit in South Africa, which was part of Germany’s strategic approach to seek opportunities on the continent (includ...
Fiji’s first sustainable tuna gets into EU
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Starting June, the first sustainable labeled tuna from Fiji – the Albacore tuna range – will be available on the European market. The tuna range has been accredited since December 2012 with the MSC certification - which gives retailers...
Cases of trade defence against EU
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More than 130 cases of trade defence actions taken by non-EU countries against EU exports were registered on 2012, the European Commission’s latest Trade Defence annual report shows.
NGOs concerned over CFP negotiations
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NGOs are concerned about the threat of delays or the possible collapse of Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) negotiations.The last Council meeting on Agriculture and Fisheries held in Brussels on May 14-15 adopted a revised mandate to facilitate the next...
Value of global aid overstated
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has admitted it needs to comprehensively reassess how global aid figures are measured amid criticism that the value of assistance given is overstated by billions of dollars each yea...
Main Events for the Week 20/05/2013 – 26/05/2013
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Council of the EU:May 21: General Affairs CouncilMay 22: The European CouncilMay 26: Informal Meeting of EU Ministers for Agriculture - Special Committee on Agriculture - EU CouncilMeeting of EU Foreign Affairs Council on DevelopmentEuropean Commissi...
Video Guest: Gordon Conway
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On the occasion of the last Brussels Briefing on “Agricultural resilience”, CTA Brussels met with Sir Gordon Conway, Professor of International Development at the Imperial College of London to discuss on what we know and what we need t...
Last Brussels Briefing: Linking food, geography and people
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The Brussels Briefing ‘Geography of food: reconnecting with origin in the food system’ was held on 15 May, at the ACP Secretariat in Brussels.
Sustainable Intensification: A New Paradigm for African Agriculture
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The European Commission and CTA will organize on 28th May 2013 an event for the launch of the report 'Sustainable Intensification: A New Paradigm for African Agriculture', which aims to provide a new framework for understanding sustainable...
Fisheries: Negotiation of amendments to ICCAT convention
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Negotiations on amendments to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (the ICCAT convention) will be started by the European Commission, it was decided at the Council meeting on Agriculture and Fisheries held in Brussels...
EU to facilitate trade with organic products
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The European Commission is to facilitate international trade with organic products, and support access for developing countries’ organic products to EU markets, the Council meeting on Agriculture and Fisheries held in Brussels on 13 May 2013...
€3.25 billion mobilised for Mali
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Financial commitments and pledges of €3.25 billion have been announced by 108 countries and international organizations at the international donor conference 'Together for a new Mali', organised by the European Union and France, together with...
EU: Talks on the reform of the Fisheries Policy
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Crucial talks on the reform of the Common European Fisheries Policy (CFP) get under way in the second day (14th May) of the Council meeting on Agriculture and Fisheries held in Brussels.
EU: Council wants compromise on CAP until June
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European ministers of agriculture and fisheries are willing to find a compromise with the European Parliament and the Commission on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform before the end of June, was heard during the last Council...
Lithuania prepares for EU presidency
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Lithuania, the small Baltic country that will take over the rotating EU presidency on 1 July, will have to deal with extremely heavy dossiers, such as the adoption of several items of legislation needed to implement the EU budget for the next seve...
Piebalgs : EU committed to fight against malaria
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EU will continue the fight against malaria, European development commissioner Andris Piebalgs said on the occasion of the world malaria day, celebrated this year on April 25.
EU debating biopiracy law to protect indigenous people
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The European Parliament is debating a draft biopiracy law requiring industry to ask for the written consent of local or indigenous people before exploring their region’s genetic resources or making use of their traditional know-how and compe...
Europe's Tobin tax plan challenged by Italy, UK
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The proposal to introduce a tax on financial transactions (FTT) – or Tobin tax – across a number of EU countries by January 2014 is under pressure as Italy wants fundamental changes to the plan and the UK has launched a legal challenge...
€30m for access to water and basic sanitation in Malawi
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The European Union and UNICEF have announced a programme in value of €30 million that will support Malawi in its efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) related to water and sanitation.
Somalia: EU support for justice and police
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Somalia will receive €44 million from the European Union to further support its justice system and police force, Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs announced on 7th May, during the Somalia conference in London.
