As the only organization that can draft global agreements to curb harmful subsidies, the World Trade Organization WTO has the power to regulate fisheries subsidies. Negotiations on this are now at a crucial stage. Governments have subsidized their fleets for centuries for a variety of reasons: food security, pressure from industry lobbies, or simply national … Read more
I think that the Netherlands should not throw its rich agricultural history overboard. I do not feel alone in that wish. It’s not just about the area where I was born and where my future as a farmer lies. Many more people feel connected to their region and do not want everything to be decided … Read more
From electric cars, trucks and boats to autonomous cargo trains and self-driving race cars, the innovative technology showcased at CES this year indicated a growing shift in the way people and goods move. Some of the products unveiled this week could power a future full of smart cities where buses and cars communicate seamlessly to … Read more
I still get goosebumps when I think about the promise of the supermarkets. Within the next two years, they will all switch to chicken with at least one Beter Leven star from the Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals. A step for which we at Wakker Dier have been fighting for nine years. And … Read more
By Noé Hochet-Bodin Posted today at 00:38 Reserved for our subscribers ReportageDrone strikes, heavy artillery fire and looting marked the last weeks of conflict in the Amhara region, where the advance of the insurgents, who were beginning to threaten the capital, was interrupted at the end of November. On the outskirts of the Debre Sina … Read more
Boris Johnson at a press conference in Downing Street in London on December 8, 2021, following a meeting of ministers considering further restrictions in response to the spread of the virus. ADRIAN DENNIS / AP It is in a noxious atmosphere, Downing Street wiping scandals after scandals, that Boris Johnson decided, Wednesday, December 8, to … Read more
The resigning Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Joseph Dabiré, January 24, 2019. OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP The government of Burkina Faso resigned on Wednesday, December 8, after several demonstrations by the population denouncing its inability to fight against the recurring jihadist attacks which mourn this West African country every week. Christophe Joseph Dabiré, … Read more
The new German government. STAFF / REUTERS The new German government is complete. After the Greens, on November 25, the Liberals (FDP) and Social Democrats (SPD) in turn gave the names of their ministers, Sunday 5 and Monday 6 December, before the team was officially invested, Wednesday December 8, after the election of Olaf Scholz … Read more
The Ethiopian government said, Monday, December 6, to have taken over the strategic towns of Dessie and Kombolcha, in the north of the country. “The historic town of Dessie and Kombolcha, a commercial and industrial city, were liberated by the valiant security forces”the government communications service said on Twitter. Just a month ago, rebels from … Read more
The new German coalition of central-left Social Democrats, Greens and liberal FDP warns that food in Germany will become more expensive. This is the result of the coalition’s commitment to more sustainable production and consumption. “Sustainable agriculture is also in the interest of companies, animal welfare and nature and is the basis of a healthy … Read more