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Ivory Coast Deforestation Rate Rises As EU Green Imports Law Looms

Deforestation in top cocoa producer Ivory Coast increased last year after declining for several years, a major report has found, raising questions about ho...

Spain Sees Ukraine Grain Ban By Some EU States As Illegal, France Sees Solidarity Risk

Spain's agriculture minister said a unilateral ban by any European Union member state on Ukrainian grain imports seemed illegal, while France said European...

Romanian Farmers Ask Government To Ban Ukrainian Grain

Romanian farmers have asked the government to unilaterally ban the import of Ukrainian grain and other food products after the European Commission decided...

Mercosur Replies To EU Trade Deal Addendum, Talks To Resume, Brazil Says

Brazil's Foreign Ministry has said that Mercosur's response to the European Union's additions to their long-awaited trade accord has been delivered to Brus...

Slow Progress On Ivory Coast Cocoa Sustainability Sparks EU Concern, Sources Say

The European Union is concerned top cocoa grower Ivory Coast is struggling to implement a sustainability drive needed for its beans to meet new EU standard...

Mercosur Splits Dampen EU Outlook For Trade Deal As Window Narrows

Splits within South American trade bloc Mercosur have dampened hopes in the European Union of a trade deal, which could fall apart if it does not get done...

France Makes Fresh Bid To Ban Meat Names For Plant-Based Food

France has unveiled revised proposals banning the use of meat names like 'steak' and 'spare ribs' for plant-based food made in the country as it seeks to a...

Britain Delays Post-Brexit Border Checks On EU Goods Till 2024

The British government will delay imposing full post-Brexit import controls on goods from the European Union by a further three months, pushing the start d...