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The modernised EU-Chile agreements on wines and spirits entered into force today, enhancing trade of these products between two of the world’s leading wine-making regions.
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The latest monthly agri-food trade report shows imports and exports of EU agri-food products in November 2022, with a special focus on poultry and beef in the world.
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The Commission published today a database and study with thousands of best practices and techniques of integrated pest management to reduce the use of chemical pesticides.
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3 500 names are now registered as geographical indications. Quality schemes protect the culinary heritage of Europe and add value to local food and drink products.
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Costa Rica has today removed a 10% tax on imported beers which had been discriminating against EU beers. This tax had put EU beers at a disadvantage by making them more expensive than local beers.
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The latest monthly agri-food trade report shows imports and exports of EU agri-food products in October 2022, with a special focus on wheat and maize in the world.
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Set up by the Commission, the new rural observatory provides users with a wealth of information in just one click about any cities and rural areas, regions in EU countries.
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A Market Brief on organic farming shows that both the area farmed organically in the EU and the sales of organic products increased until 2020.
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The European Commission has approved a €40 million Croatian scheme to support companies processing agricultural products in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine.
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The Commission launched a public consultation on its draft proposal for Guidelines on how to design sustainability agreements in the field of agriculture using the novel exclusion from EU competition rules.