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French, Spanish, Czech and British youth on euroscepticism

Thu, 06 May 2010 00:12:36 -0000

Unpaid interns, taxes, recycling, the parliament in Strasbourg...you name it, our contributors from across the cafebabel.com network have something to say about what irks them most about Europe. 9 May marks sixty years since the Schuman declaration was signed, when it was agreed that France, Germany and others would work together as a federation

CAP? The queen farms on EU money

('Annie Rutherford',) — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:00:44 -0000

Normally the EU doesn't shrink from using showing citizens with golden plaques and stardust whereabouts European money goes. With regards to cereal, meat and milk this is somewhat different. The agricultural subsidies, which were originally meant to support the agricultural community, now flow in quite different directions. Latest news titbit from Brussels

Sale via internet: end of middle man for agricultural products

('rhiannon_nicolson',) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:54:07 -0000

The new ‘liberating’ direction of European agriculture is looking more closely at the consumer market when it comes to establishing prices and demand for agricultural products on the continent. The internet is taking over from Marx in the agricultural revolution

HandiCAP: freedom-hunting French farmers, as European as Parisians

('Annie Rutherford',) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:57:25 -0000

Young farmers in the region of Auvergne worry about their future, which is being over-organised by a too liberal Europe. They want to give vent to their anger at the upcoming European elections in June 2009

Serbia farmers markets in the new Brussels system

('Media Consulta',) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:42:35 -0000

Rather than freezing to death in the markets, farmers from Serbia will sell the greater part of their produce in supermarkets, and homemade cheese, kajmak, ajvar, tursija, bacon, honey and slatko will be wrapped up in appealing packages labelled ‘when we join the EU’

Climate panade in parliament

('John Smith',) — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:00:00 -0000

Honour the sea, do your climate work and let Dominique Strauss-Kahn through - the latest news from Brussels

Do you speak Eurofood?

('Emily Griffins',) — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:32:00 -0000

Brussels has announced a truly European food policy. They call it ‘From Farm to Fork’. And of course they wish you ‘bon appétit!’