Yaroslava Bukhta
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Agrifood Podcast: Gas supply, pesticide cuts ruckus, biostimulants
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EU, Ukraine look to cement solidarity lanes into permanent trade route
Ukraine and the EU are working on practical steps to permanently entrench the so-called ‘solidarity lanes’ for agrifood exports, arguing this is needed to ensure long-lasting food security - and the EU is exploring ways to help foot the bill. → Read More
Commission refutes EU farmers' plight over influx of Ukrainian grain
Romanian grain producers warned that an influx of Ukrainian grain via the EU's so-called 'solidarity lanes' is pushing them close to bankruptcy, but the European Commission insists this has no negative impact on the single market. → Read More
Ukrainian seaport remains key route for grain exports, amid Putin's threats
Despite security being a key issue and threats coming from Russia, due to seaports working, Ukrainian grain exports are expected to reach the pre-war export level over the next months – strategically remaining the most important route for exports. → Read More
Agrifood Brief: Something unexpected in the 'pipeline'
This week saw Ukraine and Poland sign a memorandum declaring their intention to build a new pipeline for oil exports. → Read More
The Brief — Ukraine's de-Russification misunderstood
A public dispute about the Bulgakov Museum in Ukraine represents the process of rethinking Russia’s centuries-long imperial influence, but how to explain Russian-Ukrainian relations in simple terms? An analogy that comes to mind is an abuser and their victim, with the latter fighting for independence and self-determination. It’s an image quite familiar in former Soviet-occupied Eastern European… → Read More
Agrifood Podcast: Ukraine update, CAP plans, fiery debates
Hello and welcome back to the EURACTIV Agrifood Podcast! This week we discuss the very first approvals of the Common Agricultural Policy national strategic plans, and we give you a run down of a particularly fiery debate over pesticides in the European Parliament. We also hear from EURACTIV’s very own Yaroslava Bukhta about what has been happening in Ukrainian agriculture in August, and we… → Read More
Livestock hit hardest by EU harvest drop caused by drought
Summer droughts across Europe have led to a drop in grain and cereals production, raising prices for animal feed which, combined with a lack of pasture land, will potentially have a strong impact on European poultry and pork production, experts have warned. → Read More
Economic revival necessary for Ukraine reconstruction, says deputy minister of justice
The reconstruction of production facilities like oil depots or agricultural facilities to get the economy on its feet again is a top priority as this would allow Ukraine to restart its exports and have some financial inflows, Ukraine’s deputy minister of Justice told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview. Iryna Mudra is Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Justice, focusing on confiscating assets,… → Read More
Moldova gets temporary trade liberalisation with the EU for seven foodstuffs
EU ministers gave the final go-ahead to the regulation allowing Moldova to at least double their exports to the EU of tomatoes, garlic, table grapes, apples, cherries, plums, and grape juice for a period of one year, without any duties. → Read More
Feta claim crumbles, glyphosate renewal & olive oil fraud
This week, EURACTIV’s agrifood team discusses the long-awaited outcome of the European Court of Justice’s ruling on feta cheese, which sets a precedent for the protection of geographical indications outside the EU’s borders, and we take a look at the latest on the glyphosate debate as well as the crucial EU reform on agricultural statistics. We are also joined by Stelios Arhondakis, CEO at… → Read More
Top EU court backs Greece against Denmark in closure of feta export saga
The European Court of Justice confirmed on Thursday (14 July) that the EU's protection for feta cheese also applies outside the bloc's borders in a much-awaited ruling that settles a long-standing cheese fight between Greece and Denmark. → Read More
Ukrainian grain barely reaches countries in need via ‘solidarity lanes’, Commission says
While ‘solidarity lanes’ helped to increase Ukrainian grain exports, the majority of wheat is stuck in the nearby EU countries barely reaching the third countries that needed it, according to the European Commission. → Read More
Agrifood podcast: CAP fraud, grain shortages and natural LSD
This week, EURACTIV’s agrifood team talks food security and concerns over grain shortages, as highlighted in the European Commission’s latest agricultural outlook report, we are joined by Kristian Sniter from the EU court of auditors to hear about their latest report on fraud risks in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), including practices such as land-grabbing, and we take a closer look at a… → Read More
Agrifood Brief: Grain talks stuck
While a global food price crisis is gaining momentum aggravated by the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the debate around facilitating Ukrainian grain exports seems to be stuck just as grain trucks are stuck on the borders. → Read More
MEPs call for funding to support food security needs of Ukraine, vulnerable countries
European lawmakers are looking at various financial measures to overcome the global food crisis, including increasing humanitarian aid to countries at risk of famine and the provision of direct help to Ukraine, whose grain exports remain blocked by Russia. → Read More
Methane reduction in livestock farming facing test of implementation
Despite some options for the reduction of methane emissions from livestock farming being already available, the challenge now facing EU lawmakers is how to set up policy frameworks for the uptake of these tools and techniques among farmers. → Read More
Gaps in CAP monitoring leave it open to fraud, illegal land grabbing, say auditors
Gaps in monitoring mean the EU’s farming subsidies remain vulnerable to fraudulent practices such as illegal land grabbing, according to a report from the EU auditors, who call on the Commission to invest in digital tools to prevent, detect fraud. → Read More
How to export grain from Ukraine amid seaport blockade
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its blockade of the country’s seaports has forced one of the world’s key grain exporters to look for new routes to export its products. Before the full-scale Russian invasion, more than 90% of Ukrainian grain exports left via its seaports. This constituted up to 4-5 million tonnes of grains each month, with the Middle East and African countries among the leading… → Read More
MEPs: more support for grain export at Polish-Ukrainian border needed
As issues with Ukraine's exports of grain persist, MEPs asked the Commission to consider ways to grant financial support and insurance guarantees for the leasing of logistical equipment and staff in a letter obtained by EURACTIV. → Read More