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![Vigneti nei Colli Euganei](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/0cb05881edb03b1ced154ecb9fda46f2.jpg.webp)
NewsItaly. The Euganean Hills become a UNESCO reserve
Local Protection Consortium: "Extraordinary opportunity for our territory and our wines"
The Euganean Hills have been included in the UNESCO List of World Biodiversity Reserves. The decision of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Council which met in Agadir, Morocco, unanimously decreed the inscription... more
![G7 del Commercio il 16 e 17 luglio 2024 a Reggio Calabria](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/f0c3eb8531bcefb1f3dd1c74b05b3379.webp.webp)
NewsLogistics, Mediterranean at the heart of the G7 trade
In a message to Assagenti, Tajani announces Reggio Calabria as venue of the meetings on 16-17 July
If the Mediterranean is an extraordinary resource for Europe and for Italy, and it is, all the efforts that our country has made and leads to strengthen and highlight this strategic dimension at Community... more
![Brand Footprint Europe 2024 di Gfk e Kantar](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/027552dcc7c47724589f1988442b137d.jpg.webp)
NewsFerrero on the podium among the most beloved brands by European consumers
Kinder in 2nd place in the report Brand Footprint Europe 2024 by Gfk and Kantar: in the top 20 Barilla and Mulino Bianco
Ferrero, but also Mulino Bianco and Barilla. These are the three Italian brands that stand out in the top 20 of the Brand Footprint Europe 2024 report edited by Gfk and Kantar that ranks the brands of... more
![Anga, a Firenze Young farmers Symposium](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/09516c06081ded3a954a24d8a40ff5e4.jpg.webp)
NewsAnga, young European farmers in Florence
Young Farmers Symposium successfully concluded, bringing together Ceja’s under-35 European teams
It ended the "Young Farmers Symposium", the event organized by the young people of Confagricoltura in Florence, which brought together the under 35 Europeans of Ceja (European Council of Young Farmers)... more
![Taste of London 2024](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/c69b4c78330b49df471b96e0c29d9b76.jpg.webp)
NewsGrana Padano Dop and Prosecco Doc showcased in London
From 12 to 16 June for the 20th anniversary of Taste of London, the event dedicated to food excellence
Grana Padano, PDO cheese and Prosecco DOC will be present from today until 16 June in London to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Taste of London, an event that has now become a reference point for... more
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NewsOlio Evo: also the Toscano IGP showcased at the G7 in Puglia, Italy
At Fiera del Levante, together with historical Italian excellences from 13 to 15 June
"The Toscano IGP at the G7 in Bari (Italy). The first quality extra virgin olive oil with Italian designation and testimonial of the Mediterranean Diet Unesco Heritage is the protagonist, from 13 to 15... more
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NewsTetra Pak introduces liquid protein processing mixer
Solution defined as "pioneering" to eliminate foam and reduce costs of protein mixing
Tetra Pak, the Swedish multinational that has been manufacturing integrated food processing and packaging systems since 1951, officially presented "a pioneering solution to eliminate foam and reduce protein... more
![Trattori in marcia verso Bruxelles](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/0e07755100152fd528d3e26c2e87bfca.jpg.webp)
NewsTractors in Brussels/2. Von der Leyen in the crosshairs: "She want us slaves"
Around 500 agricultural vehicles gathered at Heysel, including about ten Italians
Firecrackers thrown, some shouts of anger towards the European institutions but no accidents, nor any moments of real tension. The key moment of yet another farmers' demonstration in Brussels (read EFA... more
![Protesta dei trattori a Bruxelles (26 febbraio 2024)](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/e23f4a322d7169b86acb575a85f86d27.jpg.webp)
NewsBrussels: the return of tractors
Unrest also on the Franco-Spanish borders. Relaunched request for reciprocity in imports
A few hours after the opening of the polls (6-9 June), European farmers are once again making themselves heard and choosing the most visible place. New tractor convoys left from various EU countries (Netherlands,... more
![Il ministro portoghese dell'Agricoltura, José Manuel Fernandes](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/ca0c122b7cac954b433a673423f53a61.jpg.webp)
NewsNutriscore. Portuguese minister: "The previous government's decision was illegal"
José Manuel Fernandes confirms what was anticipated by the italian Minister of Agriculture
Confirmation from the Portuguese Agriculture Minister arrives from Brussels: Lisbon will give up Nutriscore. In what times and ways is yet to be established. "We are evaluating Nutriscore, and within a... more
![Massimo Marino, Principal Dss+](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/50e5a49b8da10f064431fa34e751857c.jpg.webp)
NewsFrom sustainability to agri-food resilience
Operators compared in the conference organized by Dss+ /Gallery
Protect, Transform & Sustain. These are the 3 words of the value proposition of Dss+, a global consultancy company in the agri-food sector which gatered together on May 20th a large group of experts and... more
![Anche Giuliano Dal Fò, Cfo Gruppo Sanpellegrino, presente ieri al convegno alla Camera promosso da Fipe-Confcommercio, in vista della Giornata della Ristorazione che si terrà domani 18 maggio](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/9cf25dd42b4246d20192087655927851.jpg.webp)
NewsS.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna support italian Catering Day 2024
For the second year the two brands support the event dedicated to the culture of Italian catering
Catering Day 2024 (Giornata della Ristorazione) is coming soon, an event created by Fipe - Confcommercio, with the aim of celebrating a renewed feeling of community through the valorisation of the culture... more
![Giangiacomo Pierini, presidente di Assobibe](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/5af85158fed69b0ecea507aac91377da.jpg.webp)
NewsSugar Tax/2. Soft drink's entrepreneurs: "Inevitable effects on prices and inflation"
Assobibe's President Pierini: "Final text contradicts the technical report, companies penalized"
“We confidently ask the Government to continue working to identify useful solutions for postponing purely ideological measures that are harmful to the country because they increase inflation, penalize c... more
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News'Competere' presents guide to agribusiness policies
From the think tank a document aimed at European/Allied
As the European elections scheduled for June 8 and 9 approach, stances on topics such as agribusiness, one of the sectors most in the spotlight of insiders and others, are multiplying. Among the most... more
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NewsAntitrust South Korea stands against shrinkflation
Fine up to € 6,900 to food manufacturers and suppliers who do not inform if they reduce the amount of products
South Korea openly opposes shrinkflation, the hateful practice of reducing the size, quantity or quality of food in the packaging of products on sale, not to increase prices, a practice defined by the... more
![Marchio Mondelez International](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/6aea383cb486dd5363f712eeb99bd72c.jpg.webp)
NewsMondelez risks a fine from the EU
Under investigation of the antitrust risk multimillion-dollar sanction
The EU seems willing to fine the giant Mondelez for blocking cross-border sales. The news was leaked by the Financial Times which, in turn, cites rumors from people who know about the issue. The fine could... more
![Grano in Tussia](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/ca697283ca5790141dca8e28d1eddefb.jpeg.webp)
NewsRussian wheat Russia, EU will impose tariffs of 40 million
The Financial Times writes it. Italian direct farmers: "The blow was good"
The EU's decision to impose duties on Putin's wheat will result in a "punch" of over 40 million euros of additional duties on product imports from Russia and responds to Coldiretti's requests to protect... more
![Samantha Hudson (ex) testimonial tran gender delle patatine Dorito di PepsiCo](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/806f47c11a69d17b1dcd9124771559a3.png.webp)
NewsPepsico closes with Dorito’s transgender testimonial, Samantha Hudson
The multinational rips the contract after discovering that the influencer had posted offensive comments
In the United States, consumers lead, at least in advertising campaigns. This is demonstrated by the campaigns, now historic, Bud Light beers that have unleashed the ire of Yankee drinkers for the effigy... more
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NewsUN urges to invest in women in agri-food systems
IFAD-FAO-WFP appeal on the occasion of March 8th. Closing the gender gap would increase GDP
According to the FAO Report on the Status of Women in Agri-Food Systems, closing the gender gap in agricultural productivity and wages within agri-food systems could increase global domestic product by... more
![26 febbraio 2024: alla manifestazione a Bruxelles, i giovani Coldiretti svuotano un sacco di grano canadese al glifosato](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/0b1be8f03c08476eb39bafc3a44dea94.jpeg.webp)
NewsItalian famers from Brussels: EU invaded by foreign food. Record imports at 65 billion
From Putin's wheat to Canadian wheat to glyphosate, an attack on Italian agri-food heritage
Prandini (Coldiretti): "We ask for a clear stop to the entry of products from outside the EU borders that do not respect our own standards, guaranteeing the principle of reciprocity of the rules" more
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NewsNew genomic techniques: approved by the European Parliament
The mandate passes in Strasbourg with 307 votes in favour, 263 against and 41 abstentions
Parliament adopted its position for negotiations with member states on the Commission proposal on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs), which alter the genetic material of an organism, with 307 votes to 263 and... more
![Il ministro dell'Agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste, Francesco Lollobrigida](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/dafdd42fecb512c21a6e9cddf7708198.jpg.webp)
NewsPesticides /3. Italian Agriculture's Minister: "EU implements Italy's proposals"
According to Lollobgirida, von der Leyen's decision shows that the Government's path is "correct"
"The EU Commission accepts Italy's proposals. We need to further limit agrochemicals only when we are able to protect production with alternative methods. From day one we have opposed an ideological approach... more
![Trattori in protesta davanti all'Europarlamento (Strasburgo, 6 febbraio 2024)](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/8e275df9282732d2ab6136502bbca949.jpg.webp)
NewsFarmers' protest: tension in Strasbourg (outside and inside the European Parliament)
Tractors block the institutional entrance. Weber (EPP) rides the protest and is attacked by Socialists and Greens
After Brussels, the tractor protest has targeted the other crucial point of the European Union. Hundreds of agricultural vehicles blocked the entrance to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, while the... more
![Luigi Scordamaglia, consigliere delegato di Filiera Italia](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/0e2b2752e1adece3186e8389adc42c3b.jpg.webp)
NewsMiddle East. Filiera Italia: "Italian agri-food can guarantee safety"
The CEO Scordamaglia spoke at the round table "Mediterranean Dialogues"
“If we really want to “Rethink security in the Middle East” we can only start from a joint and strategic action on food security with Italy as a real protagonist, transforming this area from a point of we... more
![Trattori in marcia verso Roma](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/866b0d52c3d9798e766e273ebc9ac3a1.jpg.webp)
NewsFarmers in Rome: the protest comes to a head
From North to South the number of tractors is multiplying. Some would even like the musical festival stage of Sanremo
The tractor procession coordinated by Riscatto Agricolo started from Valdichiana and headed for Rome. For days, protesters had crowded into the countryside of Foiano della Chiana (Arezzo), with temporary... more
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NewsItaly. Cultured meat bill: EU closes notification procedure early
Commission invites the Italian Government to inform it of subsequent jurisprudential developments
Lollobrigida: "Battle won by a landslide, there will be no infringement procedure or repeal of our law" more
![Itfa acidi grassi Oms](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/62e5f6ffe51f33284b40655bc21bc1b8.jpg.webp)
NewsWho rewards countries that fight fatty acids
Awarded the first 5 certificates for progress achieved in Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Saudi Arabia and Thailand
For the first time in its history, the WHO, the World Health Organisation, has rewarded countries that have made progress in eliminating industrially produced trans fats. More precisely, the body awarded... more
![Corteo di protesta agricoltori: trattori in Sicilia](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/eea38518c7e5e30a9aa9b70f7457fd7c.jpeg.webp)
NewsFarmers are also protesting in Italy: from north to south, the same inconveniences and the same demands
Price increases, synthetic food, limitations in cultivation: this is what Italian producers say "no" to
In every corner of Italy, tractors leave the fields to gather in the squares of the most important Italian cities. After taking shape in Germany in the very first days of the year, the primary sector protest... more
![Il presidente della Commissione Europea Ursula von der Leyen](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/663575f34ecb1ef4dc689fa47c3b3ffb.jpg.webp)
NewsVon der Leyen: "Too much polarization on agriculture, dialogue is needed"
The President of the EU Commission in comparison with the actors of the primary sector
On agricultural issues there is a "growing division and polarization" which only through "dialogue" will it be possible to overcome. The speech given by the President of the European Commission Ursula... more
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NewsCultured meat. Italian Farmers: European stop follows US flop
Coldiretti's president: "Laboratory products should be equated with drugs, not foods"
The stop by most European Union countries is consistent with the fact that the EU has already decided to ban foods produced from cloned animals and for over 40 years meat treated with hormones which are... more
![Ettore Prandini, presidente nazionale Coldiretti](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/fd9afba27ad52f6e527755d0070c44fa.jpg.webp)
NewsArtificial foods: 12-country alliance against EU authorisation
Altolà ahead of the Council of Europe Agrifish of 23 January
"Before any authorisation we ask the Commission to initiate a genuine and comprehensive public consultation on cell-based products" which "can never be called meat" and place "ethical, economic, social... more
![Protesta degli agricoltori tedeschi davanti alla Porta di Brandeburgo (Berlino, gennaio 2024)](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/35c8e165ec22d2d816df870eab49fac4.jpg.webp)
NewsProtests Germany: Hungarian and Czech farmers show solidarity
In both countries, attention is drawn to the unknowns represented by the conflict in Ukraine
Berlin calls, Budapest and Prague respond. The most convinced expressions of solidarity with the German farmers' protest are arriving from Eastern Europe, which began in the first days of the year and... more
![Protesta agricoltori a Berlino (gennaio 2024)](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/2f9f52adf3792d6cfc19f35f99748efb.jpg.webp)
NewsGermany: the protest spreads like wildfire
In addition to farmers, workers and teachers in the streets against Scholz's austerity
The German farmers' protest has reached its climax. Today brought to Berlin around 3000 tractors, 2000 trucks, for a total of around 10 thousand people (8500 according to the police. The news reports hundreds... more
![Locandina mostra Dalla terra il futuro, sui 150 anni della Fondazione Edmund Mach (Trento, 13 gennaio - 29 settembre 2023)](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/db1f2f3f6cb2d5cf8a5bbbe47180abf8.jpg.webp)
NewsA journey through the 150 years of the Edmund Mach Foundation
From 13 January to 29 September the exhibition can be visited in Trento
To celebrate the important milestone of 150 years, the Edmund Mach Foundation has created an exhibition in collaboration with the Autonomous Province of Trento, which will open its doors to the general... more
![La sede di Intesa Sanpaolo](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/597b20aff8e874c9c2f65b15077c8d34.jpg.webp)
NewsIntesa Sanpaolo confirmed in the DJ Sustainability Index World and Europe
It's the only Italian bank standing in the indices for the 13th consecutive year
Intesa Sanpaolo was also included this year in the financial indices Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index, among the most important global and European stock market... more
![Presentazione dell'offerta Rai per l'estero (Roma, Via Asiago 10, 6 dicembre 2023)](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/9e35d7fd59b6b555b156096a3037bb36.jpg.webp)
NewsRai Italia also visible in Spain and the United Kingdom
The new programming for foreign countries presented today at the headquarters in via Asiago
Rai Italia takes a new fundamental step towards its diffusion in Europe too. It does so in style, arriving for the first time with its broadcasts in the United Kingdom and Spain, two geographical areas... more
![Tabella vendite vino italiano gennaio-settembre 2023](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/b200cea9edec23de1065295514a3bf2d.jpg.webp)
NewsWine: Italian sales stable (+0.4%) in large-scale retail trade in the USA, UK and Germany
According to data from the UIV Observatory, 4 out of 10 bottles purchased overseas are low-alcohol
Sales of Italian wine still lack satisfaction in large-scale retail trade in the 3 main buying countries. According to the UIV Observatory's calculations on a Nielsen-IQ basis, in the first nine months... more
![Vino bianco](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/da8128a13d79b96b802428ac747acf4b.jpg.webp)
NewsWine. EU finally admits: only abuse hurts
Amendments pass by a very large majority in the Environment Commission
Finally Brussels breaks a march in favor of wine. With 63 votes in favour, 2 against and 5 abstentions, the Environment Committee of the European Parliament approved the amendments requested by the wine... more
![Riso](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/717c5119326126b6637019b8cc80a327.jpg.webp)
NewsFAO: food prices continue to fall in October
Only dairy products increased (+2.2%), after a nine-month decline
The prices of food raw materials continue to fall, even in October. The price index of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) shows a decline of 0.5% compared to September 2023... more
![Animalisti di Essere Animali contestano Lidl al Salone della CSR 2023](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/773f4aadb8e9490979ffa1479e4bb37c.jpg.webp)
NewsLidl contested by animal rights activists at the CSR show
They are protesting the breeding conditions of the chickens sold by the discount store
At the CSR Show in Milan, on Friday 6 October, a protest against Lidl took place, as part of an international campaign against the discount group, which began a year ago: 20 European NGOs for the protection... more
![Etichette alcol, l'Irlanda tramuta in legge il regolamento Ue sull'etichettatura con warning health](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/2905dd153d00394c50d11c30e453b947.webp.webp)
NewsAlcohol labels. Cep: "All of Europe should do like Ireland"
Italian Minister's reply: "Unreasonable request, their only objective is to stigmatize Italian wine"
The controversy over anti-alcohol health alerts, which dominated the debate in the first months of this year, returns forcefully to the fore following the intervention of the Centers for European Policy... more
![Fiori liguri al Festival di Sanremo](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/424501deebaef7031496a20907446964.jpg.webp)
NewsSan Remo's flowers want the Nobel Prize
Agreement between Liguria region and Swedish Foundation to decorate award ceremony
Liguria, or rather its flower riviera, is no longer satisfied with the Sanremo Festival and is aiming for the Nobel Prize. In fact, the Ligurian regional council, at the proposal of vice president and... more
![La sede della Fao a Roma](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/1f0ce766150036428bed90d029faa5e2.jpg.webp)
NewsSustainable food systems: all ready for the inauguration in Rome
Heads of state and government from 193 countries are expected at the second edition of the UN summit (FAO, 24-26 July)
Three days to go until the second United Nations Summit on Sustainable Food Systems. The appointment this year is Rome, from 24 to 26 July, at the headquarters of the FAO. Two years later, from the first... more
![Presidente Prandini Coldiretti](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/ee14fabaf8199d03cbf42748097438a5.jpg.webp)
NewsMilk: Coldiretti declares war on Lactalis
President Prandini: "We sue them for unfair practices for breach of the price contract"
We will proceed to report the Lactalis group for unfair practices to the Central Inspectorate for the protection of quality and fraud repression of agri-food products (ICQRF) of the Italian Ministry of... more
![Il ministro dell'Agricoltura polacco Robert Telus](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/8b5af99d7612c6cddcc7e834eb78a021.jpg.webp)
NewsWheat Ukraine/2. Polish minister: "Russia uses cereals as a weapon"
The owner of Agriculture, Robert Telus, hopes for an extension of the embargo beyond September 15th
Russia is using wheat as a weapon, Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus said, after the collapse of the UN-brokered deal that allowed Ukraine to export wheat via the Black Sea. Telus urged the European... more
![Il portavoce del Cremlino, Dmitry Peskov](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/2ef98fdc234612005e0a4a1483789809.jpg.webp)
NewsWheat Ukraine. Peskov: "We will give our cereals for free"
The statements of the Kremlin's spokesman after the non-renewal of the agreement
After the non-renewal of the agreement on Ukrainian wheat, the Russian government is once again changing its strategy and displacing its Western adversaries. Europe's stance on the grain deal "should be... more
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NewsRussia says no to wheat deal
Moscow announces it will not sign renewal: reasons unclear, developments expected
Russia said it will not renew the Ukrainian grain deal that expires today. Announcing the decision was Dmitri Peskov, the spokesman for russian president Vladimir Putin. The agreement had so far served... more
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NewsEU: need to continue to reduce pesticides
A study raises the alarm: "we risk irreversible consequences on food safety"
The European Commission has published its response to the Council's request for more data on the sustainable use of plant protection products, which "confirms that the pesticide reduction targets contained... more
![Presentazione progetto Women in Franchising di McDonald's Italia](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/0971a32357f08ef693b9890578068a53.jpg.webp)
NewsItaly. McDonald's pushes female entrepreneurship
The Women in franchise program to increase female presence among licensees
McDonald's in Italy today has about 32,000 employees, of which 62% are women, as well as 50% of restaurant managers and 50% of the management team of McDonald's Italia, while this percentage drops sharply... more
![Natura Morta, affresco rinvenuto nel Parco archeologico di Pompei](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/5d954f498bf47e80665c56419052ffe0.jpg.webp)
NewsFocaccia or pizza? The dilemma of the fresco found in Pompei
The discovery of the find in the atrium of a house to which a bakery was attached
Focaccia or pizza? No, this time it is not the dilemma of some made-in-Italy gourmand enthusiast. Rather, it is what emerged in the analysis of a still life found in a fresco analyzed during excavations... more