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Social Conditionality not up for negotiation – 500 workers rally in Brussels to defend fair work in Agriculture
500 workers from across Europe rally in Brussels to support fair work in European Agriculture and save the only rule in the CAP that protects farm workers and ensures the ethical use of EU taxpayer money. Brussels, 3 November 2026: About 500 agricultural workers and...
Council scraps workers’ rights protections from CAP: EFFAT says “Hands off Social Conditionality”
The AgriFish Council’s Partial General Approach on the post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy drops the only mechanism linking CAP payments to compliance with labour rights. EFFAT calls for its reinstatement and will mobilise in Brussels on 3 November. EFFAT expresses...
Commission’s Vision leaves EU fisheries and aquaculture at a dead end
Despite strong calls from EU co-legislators and the sector, the Commission has failed to deliver a targeted revision of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).A future for fisheries and aquaculture requires reforms, not yet another clever strategy. Published today, the...
EFFAT-FoodDrinkEurope Joint Position on the Revision of the UTP Directive
EFFAT, representing the 4.8m people working in the food and drink industry, and FoodDrinkEurope, representing Europe's 310,000+ enterprises in the industry, have joined forces to call on the European Commission to end unfair trading practices in the food chain. The...
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