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🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Message to the countryside: Milei promised to continue lowering withholdings as long as fiscal balance allows and spoke about a regime for seeds

President Javier Milei assured that the government will responsibly lower agricultural withholdings depending on the fiscal surplus and introduced a new regime for seed innovation.

Mar 2 • 02:08 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

"Nefarious": Adorni spoke about the withholdings and reaffirmed that the Government will continue with tax reductions

Manuel Adorni, Argentina's Chief of Cabinet, addressed the inauguration of a production line by Louis Dreyfus Company, emphasizing the government's commitment to reducing taxes amidst criticisms of past agricultural policies.

Feb 27 • 20:30 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Extend agricultural product agreements for a year

This article discusses the proposal to extend agricultural product agreements in Iceland for another year.

Feb 27 • 01:30 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
National & Local

Dancing to the Beat of Cat-Eye Agricultural Policy: Delays in Delivery and Rice Milling, Still No 'Stocked Rice' Arriving

Customers are lining up to buy stocked rice despite delays in delivery and processing caused by agricultural policy changes in Japan.

Feb 26 • 21:01 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
National & Local

Deputy Prime Minister called the PiS motion a 'blatant mockery'. A decision was made regarding the vote of no confidence

The Polish Parliament debated a no-confidence motion against Minister of Agriculture Stefan Krajewski, highlighting deep political divides and contrasting views on agricultural policy.

Feb 26 • 20:01 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

President Yoon: 'Is ordering the sale of farmland communist? Is Lee Seung-man, who established 'land for those who farm it' also a communist?','summary_en':'President Yoon emphasized that the order for farmland sales is a legal measure to combat speculative land transactions, dismissing critics who likened it to communist policies.','summary_long_en':'President Yoon Sook-yeol of South Korea has defended his administration’s directive to order the sale of farmland, clarifying that the measure is intended to prevent speculative transactions in agricultural land. During a recent cabinet meeting, he specified that the government is not targeting inherited farmland or land that is intentionally left unused due to the owner's age or other circumstances. Instead, he indicated that the focus is on instances where individuals acquire farmland under the guise of farming plans but fail to utilize the land for agricultural purposes thereafter. Yoon reiterated the constitutional principle of

President Yoon emphasized that the order for farmland sales is a legal measure to combat speculative land transactions, dismissing critics who likened it to communist policies.

Feb 25 • 00:17 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

President Yoon: "Even fields in mountain valleys cost 200,000 to 300,000 won... expanding the target of real estate speculation"

President Yoon has directed the government to prepare measures to address the issue of expensive farmland, stating that real estate speculation targets must be expanded from housing to agricultural land.

Feb 24 • 13:08 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Agricultural Policy in France: Between Stable Smell and State Crisis

France is grappling with a low-meat dietary strategy at the Paris Agricultural Show, a significant challenge for a country where beef is considered a cornerstone of identity.

Feb 22 • 14:56 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

Government implements state policy for the agricultural sector

The Ecuadorian government has launched a state policy for the agricultural sector, named 'Hands for the Field,' aimed at promoting sustainable farming practices and ensuring food security.

Feb 21 • 23:45 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Caiado announces bill that ends the agro tax in Goiás

The governor of Goiás, Ronaldo Caiado, has announced a bill to eliminate the agricultural tax imposed to fund infrastructure projects in the state.

Feb 19 • 10:54 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

John Deere puts a corn in the tank

John Deere is set to unveil a nearly pure ethanol tractor at the Commodity Classic in Texas, marking a significant shift in agricultural energy policies.

Feb 18 • 17:05 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

Environmental contingencies reveal governmental ineptitude

The article discusses how climate change is impacting Mexico's economy and agricultural productivity while exposing the ineffectiveness of governmental policies.

Feb 18 • 07:30 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

1.1 million won agricultural settlement subsidy, 500,000 won job-seeking allowance… 100 youth projects in Jeonbuk

Jeonbuk Province is launching 100 youth policy projects aimed at promoting opportunities for young people to dream, achieve, and settle in their local communities, with a budget of 3.577 trillion won primarily focused on employment.

Feb 18 • 06:50 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

The government supports deregulation in agricultural land transactions. What will change for companies?

The Polish government is advocating for deregulation in agricultural land transactions, aiming to bring significant changes for businesses in the sector.

Feb 17 • 16:56 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Frozen Amount: Ministers of the Central Region Demand Update of the Agricultural Emergency Fund

Ministers from Argentina's Central Region are petitioning for an update to the Agricultural Emergency Fund, which has not seen an increase since its inception in 2009.

Feb 16 • 06:00 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

A new agricultural insurance contract is required

The recent agricultural protests in Greece ended without resolving the fundamental structural and economic challenges faced by the agricultural sector.

Feb 12 • 09:32 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Why the countryside protests again with tractor convoys: Mercosur is less worrying than the cut in the CAP

Farmers in Spain protest in Madrid against the EU-Mercosur trade deal and cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Feb 11 • 13:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Hundreds of tractors arrive in Madrid to protest against Mercosur and CAP cuts

Hundreds of farmers and ranchers from across Spain have gathered in Madrid by tractor to protest against a trade agreement with Mercosur and cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Feb 11 • 09:16 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Hundreds of tractors take to the streets in Madrid against the CAP and the EU-Mercosur trade agreement

Farmers in Madrid are protesting the Common Agricultural Policy and the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, with hundreds of tractors mobilizing in the city center.

Feb 11 • 07:58 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

A large tractor protest will paralyze Madrid this Wednesday to protest the CAP and Mercosur: 500 vehicles will arrive in five columns causing traffic disruptions at several points

Farmers and ranchers across Spain are set to protest in Madrid against cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, leading to significant traffic disruptions.

Feb 10 • 19:42 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The countryside protests in Seville against Mercosur and PAC cuts amid a new crisis due to floods, with losses of up to 3 billion euros

Farmers in Seville protest against the EU-Mercosur agreement and cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy amidst severe flooding causing massive agricultural losses.

Feb 10 • 12:36 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Trump's Policy Brings Down the Dollar and Reduces Food Prices

Food prices are falling globally, aided by Brazil's agricultural cooperation and the depreciation of the dollar due to Trump's policies.

Feb 9 • 21:46 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Language Policy: Poison Remains Poison

The German Ministry of Agriculture plans to replace the term 'pesticides' with 'plant protection' in an effort to rebuild trust in agricultural practices, raising concerns about transparency.

Feb 9 • 10:12 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

Farmers: They will bring their tractors to Syntagma on Friday, February 13

Farmers in Greece are planning a nationwide demonstration at Syntagma Square on February 13 to protest unsatisfactory governmental measures affecting the agricultural sector.

Feb 9 • 09:54 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Met all the conditions except the age limit

The article discusses the disqualification of Oddrún Ýr and Þorleifur Þorri from agricultural startup support due to a regulatory age limit, despite their qualifications and substantial agricultural business experience.

Feb 8 • 14:02 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

The State Encourages Newcomers, but Excludes People Over 40

A new regulation excludes individuals over 40 from agricultural newcomer support in Iceland, regardless of their experience or education level.

Feb 8 • 14:02 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Cities in the region receive edition of the Itinerant Cabinet of the Agriculture Secretariat

The municipalities of Valença, Barra do Piraí, and Rio das Flores in Rio de Janeiro will host the second edition of the Itinerant Cabinet project aimed at improving access to agricultural policies for rural producers and local managers.

Feb 6 • 20:54 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

Explosion in the number of African agricultural interns prompts minister to sound the alarm

A significant increase in the number of agricultural interns from Uganda has triggered Foreigners and Integration Minister Rasmus Stoklund to investigate potential abuses of the program.

Feb 6 • 20:16 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

The countryside does not yield to Mercosur and announces protests throughout Spain at the end of January

Agricultural organizations in Spain are planning tractor protests against the Mercosur trade agreement and cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) from January 26 to 30.

Jan 15 • 13:50 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Sánchez proposes to allocate up to 17,000 public rural estates to young producers to promote generational change in the countryside

The Spanish government, led by President Pedro Sánchez, aims to allocate up to 17,000 public rural estates to young agricultural producers as part of urgent measures to promote generational renewal in the countryside.

Jan 14 • 13:43 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
National & Local

Europe is on the brink of becoming a major importer of cheap, low-quality food like Croatia

Thousands of European farmers protested in Brussels against the EU's proposed Common Agricultural Policy and the Mercosur agreement, expressing concerns over food security and quality.

Jan 10 • 11:20 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
National & Local

Read in the Sunday Vima: The Empire Strikes

A discussion on the various fronts of the 'Donroe Doctrine' and its implications for agricultural policy and governance in Greece.

Jan 10 • 07:30 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Aleksandra Pilarczyk: It is not farmers who should protest against the Mercosur agreement, but European consumers

Aleksandra Pilarczyk argues that European consumers, rather than farmers, should be the ones protesting against the Mercosur trade agreement, highlighting the importance of food safety and environmental impact in agricultural policy.

Jan 9 • 14:04 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
National & Local

The EU Common Agricultural Policy must remain, with 20% less funding for support there will be no equality among EU members

The article discusses the implications of proposed changes to the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, highlighting concerns from farmers regarding funding reductions and potential inequality among member states, as demonstrated by recent protests.

Jan 9 • 11:40 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
National & Local

Agriculture for an Increase in Meat and Milk Production €1.33 Billion

The Croatian government's Strategic Plan for the Common Agricultural Policy has thus far allocated €1.3 billion with significant funding directed towards rural interventions and direct payments.

Jan 9 • 08:23 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
National & Local

Tsiaras: Cheap agricultural electricity does not exist anywhere else in Europe

The Minister of Agricultural Development responds to criticism regarding the measures and discusses the progress of talks with farmers ahead of a meeting with the Prime Minister.

Jan 9 • 07:57 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Farmers block several roads, including a section of the AP-7 and access to the port of Tarragona: "No to Mercosur or treaties that use agriculture as a bargaining chip"

Catalan farmers and professional associations have resumed protests against the European roadmap, specifically against the Mercosur agreement and cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), leading to roadblocks including the Port of Tarragona.

Jan 8 • 09:56 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

Farmers Try to 'Block' Paris with Their Tractors

Farmers are attempting to disrupt Paris with their tractors in protest against a free trade agreement with Mercosur, cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and the agricultural policies of the Macron government.

Jan 8 • 08:16 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

Farmers block the AP-7 in protest against cuts in the CAP

French farmers have gathered with tractors near the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe in Paris to protest against cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), including a blockade of the AP-7 highway.

Jan 8 • 07:27 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
National & Local

Dozens of farmers block the AP-7 in Girona against the agreement with Mercosur

About a hundred tractors from farmers in the Girona region have blocked the AP-7 and N-II highways near Pontós to protest against the European agricultural policy, specifically the Mercosur agreement and cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Jan 8 • 07:23 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
World

The funds for agriculture unlock the Mercosur

The strengthening of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the new Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034 is pivotal for the EU's approach to signing a trade deal with Mercosur countries.

Jan 8 • 06:51 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

The Fight for Mercosur. The EC Scrambled Funds for the CAP and Fertilizers to Calm Farmers

The European Commission has proposed new financial measures and initiatives to support the Common Agricultural Policy post-2027, aimed at addressing farmers' concerns over fertilizer availability and pricing amid new pesticide regulations.

Jan 7 • 21:01 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

PAC, Meloni wins: 45 billion on the table

The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-2034 represents a significant political milestone for Italy and other countries like France, which have strongly defended the importance of the primary sector in the European budget.

Jan 7 • 04:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
World

Brussels offers improvements in agricultural policy to overcome Italy and France's reluctance to the Mercosur pact

The European Commission is proposing improvements to the Common Agricultural Policy to alleviate Italy and France's concerns regarding the Mercosur trade agreement.

Jan 6 • 18:05 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
National & Local

Farmers Against Imports from South America. EU Wants to Soothe Them with 45 Billion Euros

The European Commission has proposed ensuring 45 billion euros for agricultural policy in the next seven-year budget starting in 2028 to placate farmers and secure support for a trade agreement with the South American Mercosur trading bloc.

Jan 6 • 16:36 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
National & Local

Tsiaras for farmers: There are limits to tolerance, we will not remain idle spectators

Greek Minister of Rural Development Kostas Tsiaras emphasized the government's intention to not be passive observers in agricultural matters, expressing disappointment over current challenges and announcing further reductions in agricultural electricity costs.

Jan 5 • 10:19 UTC
🇬🇷 Efsyn
National & Local

From agricultural production to tax supervision

The article discusses the transition from agricultural production practices to the implementation of tax supervision in the agricultural sector.

Jan 2 • 17:00 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
National & Local

Croatia sunk into dependence on imported food: You will be shocked when you see how much we imported in the first 9 months of 2025.

The Croatian Chamber of Commerce states that reducing food imports is only feasible through increased production in primary agriculture and the food industry, highlighting the need for agricultural policies that boost production and competitiveness in response to alarming import figures.

Dec 31 • 09:00 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
National & Local

Tsiaras: With 100% compensation, cheap electricity and tax-free fuel, farmers must engage in dialogue

The Minister of Agricultural Development stated that there is no room for new financial aid packages and urged farmers to engage in dialogue about compensation, cheap electricity, and tax-free fuel.

Dec 30 • 23:59 UTC

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