Gary Taubes is an investigative science and health journalist. He began writing and reporting on science and medicine for Discover magazine in 1982. As a free-lance journalist, he’s written for
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“BBB has won because Dutch are very hostiles to EU’s technocracy” says Pieter Cleppe (interview)
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Last week in the Netherlands the BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB) a Dutch “farmers’ party” has been victorious of the provincial elections. This can be seen as the follow up of the nitrogen’s controversy.
Last week the CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union) issued a ruling that is now threatening the beet industry. By ruling that the derogations allowing the use of
“Improved seeds allow farmers to produce more without additional land and inputs” Michael Keller (Interview)
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Michael Keller is the Secretary General of the International Seed Federation (ISF), which represents 80 national seed associations and approximately 97 per cent of the private sector seed trade. Michael
A couple days ago, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave a speech on the “State of the European Union” in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. She
“The Nutri-Score, a system straight from the 1980s” Jean-Michel Lecerf (interview)
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Having worked in Lille for his entire career, both at the Lille Regional Hospital and at the Pasteur Institute where he founded a department on nutrition, Jean-Michel Lecerf is one
“EU must return to the principle of energy diversification.” Samuele Furfari (Interview)
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In October 2000, the European Commission published a green paper with the title «Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply». Professor Samuele Furfari, who served for a long
“The Ukrainian conflict reveals Europe’s energy fragility” Philippe Charlez (Interview)
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Soaring energy prices, impact of the war in Ukraine, dependence on Russian gas, consequences for the European energy transition Philippe Charlez, energy expert at the Sapiens Institute and author of
EU digital passport scheme: using blockchain to decentralise Europe’s circular economy
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The European Commission recently launched phase two of the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure, EBSI, which intends to use distributed ledger technology to meet the EU’s climate targets. EBSI is the
As France takes up the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, the debate over the Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy could soon grow heated. The issue the