This briefing considers how the monitoring and enforcement of human rights clauses in the European Union’s (EU) agreements have evolved to promote human rights compliance. A series of recommendations will be presented with a focus on the themes of consultation, monitoring, and enforcement. Consu...

Exceptionally warm spring temperatures, combined with adequate water supply in most parts of Europe benefitted winter crops and created favourable conditions for the sowing and emergence of spring cereals and summer crops. Weather conditions have been particularly favourable in the Iberian Penin...

Yield forecasts for winter crops are well above the 5-year average but below last year’s level. Overall, crops are in good condition, notably in south-eastern regions....

A severe drought is currently affecting southern Africa and the Zambezi basin, with extremely dry and warm conditions from October 2023 to March 2024. Heatwaves are exacerbating the impacts of the lack of precipitation. The average temperature is abnormally high, registering record values since ...

This Annex presents detailed information on candidate Subtopics organised by sustainability dimension (environmental, social, and economic) and topic. For each topic, the annex presents three sections: - Section 1 (Subtopics, variables, and categories) lists and describes the Subtopics, variable...

Le Pacte vert pour l’Europe, avec ses stratégies « De la ferme à la table » (Farm to Fork - F2F) et Biodiversité, a fixé pour l’agriculture des objectifs environnementaux et climatiques en vue d’atteindre l'objectif de neutralité climatique de l'UE en 2050. La politique agricole commune (PAC) 20...

This annex provides a comprehensive overview of the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) system as operated by the 28 Liaison Agencies (LAs) across the European Union (EU) Member States. The document is structured to describe the governance, FADN data collection, reporting, and storage mechanism...

This pilot project aims to support the transition from the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) into the Farm Sustainability Data Network (FSDN). FSDN will provide a more comprehensive understanding of the EU agricultural sector and its progress towards sustainability. This represents a critical...

National authorisations (NAs) of biocidal products (BPs) issued by competent authorities of the Member States (MSCAs) or for Union authorisations (UAs) by the European Commission (COM) are only valid for the approved terms and conditions stated therein. The relevant provisions on amendments of N...