Insights and Stories on European Union

Canadian beef follows tricky paths to international markets

Jun. 30, 2016 at 4:35 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Canadian beef continues to find its way to markets around the world, but while a new deal with Mexico has brought smiles to the cattle industry, questions remain surrounding Canada’s proposed trade deal with the European Union. Britain’s recent referendum to exit the European Union has thrown […]

European Commission to extend glyphosate licence for 18 months

Jun. 28, 2016 at 6:14 pm CDT

By Reuters

Loonie tanks post-Brexit, but benefits minimal for farmers

Jun. 27, 2016 at 6:08 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

EU officials to decide on Roundup after political impasse

Jun. 25, 2016 at 1:02 am CDT

By Alissa de Carbonnel

EU countries refuse to back new licence for glyphosate

Jun. 6, 2016 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Alissa de Carbonnel

Germany to abstain in EU glyphosate vote next week

Jun. 3, 2016 at 7:33 pm CDT

Berlin | Reuters — Germany will abstain in a European Union vote next week on the continued use of glyphosate in herbicides, because ministries run by different parties remain at odds over the chemical which some experts say could be carcinogenic. Contradictory findings on the carcinogenic risks of glyphosate have […]

By Reuters

EU delays vote on glyphosate license amid cancer row

May. 19, 2016 at 8:13 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters — The European Union on Thursday delayed a vote on renewing sales approval for the herbicide glyphosate, used in Monsanto’s Roundup, amid a transatlantic row over whether it may cause cancer. Experts from the EU’s 28 nations had been due to vote on a proposal to extend […]

By Alissa de Carbonnel

Germany looks set to abstain in EU glyphosate vote

May. 12, 2016 at 6:22 pm CDT

Reuters — Germany looks set to abstain in a European Union vote next week on the continued use of glyphosate in weed killers because ministries run by different parties remain at odds over the chemical which some experts say could be carcinogenic. Glyphosate is used in many herbicides including Monsanto’s […]

By Reuters

Ottawa plans talks toward dairy farmers’ CETA compensation

May. 2, 2016 at 5:54 pm CDT

The federal government has pledged to meet with dairy sector representatives within 30 days to draw up a compensation plan for concessions made in Canada’s planned free trade pact with the European Union. “Our conversations will address, among other issues, transition support for producers and processors, as well as proposed […]

By Staff

U.S., European trade negotiators battle political headwinds

Apr. 30, 2016 at 2:47 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Facing deeply entrenched differences and political headwinds, the top negotiators trying to reach a sweeping U.S.-European free trade deal avoided agriculture, public procurement and other thorny issues in talks this week. Instead, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Daniel Mullaney and European Commission lead negotiator Ignacio Garcia […]

By David Lawder