Maria Simon Arboleas
@maria-simon.bsky.social
📣“Good law-making cannot be compromised even for the sake of urgency” said @ombudsman.europa.eu
EU Ombudsman accuses Commission of maladministration over farm rule changes | Euractiv
The first CAP simplification package followed a wave of farmer protests across the EU and was deemed politically urgent by the Commission
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November 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
📣“Good law-making cannot be compromised even for the sake of urgency” said @ombudsman.europa.eu
Unlikely to sit well with EU ministers...🐟
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November 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Unlikely to sit well with EU ministers...🐟
🍗 More water in poultry products? EU Commission says no 💦
The industry warns that current limits don’t match today’s breeds 🐓
But the Commission won’t move. “When you fry the breast in the pan, you can be disappointed…”
Full story 👇🏼
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The industry warns that current limits don’t match today’s breeds 🐓
But the Commission won’t move. “When you fry the breast in the pan, you can be disappointed…”
Full story 👇🏼
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Commission refuses to allow more water in chicken meat | Euractiv
Producers say that the current limits don’t apply to today’s fast-growing animals
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November 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🍗 More water in poultry products? EU Commission says no 💦
The industry warns that current limits don’t match today’s breeds 🐓
But the Commission won’t move. “When you fry the breast in the pan, you can be disappointed…”
Full story 👇🏼
www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...
The industry warns that current limits don’t match today’s breeds 🐓
But the Commission won’t move. “When you fry the breast in the pan, you can be disappointed…”
Full story 👇🏼
www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...
Hungary's parliament voted to ban cultured meat, setting the country up for another fight w/Brussels 🥩
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Hungary goes ahead with lab-meat ban despite EU warnings | Euractiv
Brussels told Budapest that the ban would breach EU law and disrupt the single market
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November 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Hungary's parliament voted to ban cultured meat, setting the country up for another fight w/Brussels 🥩
www.euractiv.com/news/hungary...
www.euractiv.com/news/hungary...
Featuring in Wilder’s short-lived coalition has hit the @boerburgerb.bsky.social - but not sunk it 🗳️
What’s next for Dutch farmers? 👩🏻🌾
🐄 The centrist coalition expected to form could put mandatory farm closures back on the table
www.euractiv.com/news/farmers...
What’s next for Dutch farmers? 👩🏻🌾
🐄 The centrist coalition expected to form could put mandatory farm closures back on the table
www.euractiv.com/news/farmers...
Farmers' party holds on in Dutch election after brief spell in government | Euractiv
Being part of Geert Wilders’ short-lived government cost the right-wing farmers’ party seats, but not survival
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October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Featuring in Wilder’s short-lived coalition has hit the @boerburgerb.bsky.social - but not sunk it 🗳️
What’s next for Dutch farmers? 👩🏻🌾
🐄 The centrist coalition expected to form could put mandatory farm closures back on the table
www.euractiv.com/news/farmers...
What’s next for Dutch farmers? 👩🏻🌾
🐄 The centrist coalition expected to form could put mandatory farm closures back on the table
www.euractiv.com/news/farmers...
🇵🇱 Polish govn’t accuses foreign supermarkets 🛒, global traders 🌾 of squeezing farmers 👩🏻🌾
@StefanKrajewski promises action but keeps expectations in check❕
“We are in a single 🇪🇺 market … it’s not like it was before 1989”
@StefanKrajewski promises action but keeps expectations in check❕
“We are in a single 🇪🇺 market … it’s not like it was before 1989”
Poland’s farm price row turns nationalistic
Poland’s farm price row turns nationalistic
Authorities say one of the world’s largest grain traders abused its power
dlvr.it
October 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🇵🇱 Polish govn’t accuses foreign supermarkets 🛒, global traders 🌾 of squeezing farmers 👩🏻🌾
@StefanKrajewski promises action but keeps expectations in check❕
“We are in a single 🇪🇺 market … it’s not like it was before 1989”
@StefanKrajewski promises action but keeps expectations in check❕
“We are in a single 🇪🇺 market … it’s not like it was before 1989”
Cell-based #meat has been raising eyebrows for a while…🥩
Innovators say fish could be next to make a splash 👀
In Leuven 🇧🇪, a start-up wants to put lab-grown fish on Europeans’ plates by 2030 🐟
In Hamburg 🇩🇪, another aims to sell lab-grown caviar in Singapore in 2026 🍽️
Innovators say fish could be next to make a splash 👀
In Leuven 🇧🇪, a start-up wants to put lab-grown fish on Europeans’ plates by 2030 🐟
In Hamburg 🇩🇪, another aims to sell lab-grown caviar in Singapore in 2026 🍽️
First came lab-grown meat – now comes the fish
First came lab-grown meat – now comes the fish
Cell-based burgers have been attracting attention for a while. Now, innovators say fish could be next to make a splash
dlvr.it
October 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Cell-based #meat has been raising eyebrows for a while…🥩
Innovators say fish could be next to make a splash 👀
In Leuven 🇧🇪, a start-up wants to put lab-grown fish on Europeans’ plates by 2030 🐟
In Hamburg 🇩🇪, another aims to sell lab-grown caviar in Singapore in 2026 🍽️
Innovators say fish could be next to make a splash 👀
In Leuven 🇧🇪, a start-up wants to put lab-grown fish on Europeans’ plates by 2030 🐟
In Hamburg 🇩🇪, another aims to sell lab-grown caviar in Singapore in 2026 🍽️
The right side of the 🇪🇺 Parliament (+ some socialist, liberals) just voted to ban names like “burger” and “steak” for plant-based products 🌱❌
👇🏼 @euractiv.com
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👇🏼 @euractiv.com
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Parliament pushes for ‘veggie burger’ ban | Euractiv
Lawmakers back stricter labelling for meat alternatives
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October 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The right side of the 🇪🇺 Parliament (+ some socialist, liberals) just voted to ban names like “burger” and “steak” for plant-based products 🌱❌
👇🏼 @euractiv.com
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👇🏼 @euractiv.com
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🇪🇸’s Luis Planas says the CAP proposal could give 🇪🇺 countries too much financial wiggle room and undercut fair competition
Full interview here👇🏼 @euractiv.com
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Full interview here👇🏼 @euractiv.com
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September 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🇪🇸’s Luis Planas says the CAP proposal could give 🇪🇺 countries too much financial wiggle room and undercut fair competition
Full interview here👇🏼 @euractiv.com
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Full interview here👇🏼 @euractiv.com
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Sweden 🇸🇪 is (again) calling for more cormorant hunts, saying the birds eat over 300K tonnes of Europe's fish each year 🐟
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EU ministers renew push to cull fish-eating cormorants | Euractiv
But environmental groups warn cormorants are being scapegoated for Europe’s declining fish stocks
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September 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Sweden 🇸🇪 is (again) calling for more cormorant hunts, saying the birds eat over 300K tonnes of Europe's fish each year 🐟
www.euractiv.com/news/eu-mini...
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“I don’t think the #WTO should be too euphoric about this” John Clarke told @euractiv.com
🎣After 2 decades in the making, the deal has come into force - but is this just the beginning?
Read on to learn about the fate of illegal fishing hotspots, such as Argentina’s "Mile 201" 🚢
🎣After 2 decades in the making, the deal has come into force - but is this just the beginning?
Read on to learn about the fate of illegal fishing hotspots, such as Argentina’s "Mile 201" 🚢
Real battle over harmful fishing subsidies looms after WTO deal
Real battle over harmful fishing subsidies looms after WTO deal
The agreement targets hotspots for illegal fishing such as Argentina’s “mile 201”, near the Falklands
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September 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
“I don’t think the #WTO should be too euphoric about this” John Clarke told @euractiv.com
🎣After 2 decades in the making, the deal has come into force - but is this just the beginning?
Read on to learn about the fate of illegal fishing hotspots, such as Argentina’s "Mile 201" 🚢
🎣After 2 decades in the making, the deal has come into force - but is this just the beginning?
Read on to learn about the fate of illegal fishing hotspots, such as Argentina’s "Mile 201" 🚢
Reposted by Maria Simon Arboleas
Read this empathic conversation @maria-simon.bsky.social held with the young folks heading out to sea in Spain -- a rarity for a dying profession.
Unai Ruiz-Zeberio Almandoz chose the boat over 2nd division goalkeeping, while Alba Aguilera Olivencia (24) is 4th gen
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Unai Ruiz-Zeberio Almandoz chose the boat over 2nd division goalkeeping, while Alba Aguilera Olivencia (24) is 4th gen
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Swapping football for fishing, why some in Spain are heading out to sea | Euractiv
Sailing out for tuna is an attractive prospect for some of the country's youth looking for a career
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September 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Read this empathic conversation @maria-simon.bsky.social held with the young folks heading out to sea in Spain -- a rarity for a dying profession.
Unai Ruiz-Zeberio Almandoz chose the boat over 2nd division goalkeeping, while Alba Aguilera Olivencia (24) is 4th gen
www.euractiv.com/news/swappin...
Unai Ruiz-Zeberio Almandoz chose the boat over 2nd division goalkeeping, while Alba Aguilera Olivencia (24) is 4th gen
www.euractiv.com/news/swappin...
"Some will hysterically cry even treason. Some will say we’re surrendering sovereignty or freedoms, but that is nonsense" said 🇬🇧’s EU affairs minister Nick Thomas-Symonds
UK hungry for autumn food talks in Brussels as prices bite
UK hungry for autumn food talks in Brussels as prices bite
Government aims for 2027 pact on food standards with EU
dlvr.it
August 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
"Some will hysterically cry even treason. Some will say we’re surrendering sovereignty or freedoms, but that is nonsense" said 🇬🇧’s EU affairs minister Nick Thomas-Symonds
After his appointment, Rainer said that Germans were mature enough to decide what to put in their shopping baskets…. 🛒
… a few months later, govn’t advisors are handing him a report calling for a shift away from his cherished meat 🥩🍖🥓
What’s in it? 🗒️👇🏼
… a few months later, govn’t advisors are handing him a report calling for a shift away from his cherished meat 🥩🍖🥓
What’s in it? 🗒️👇🏼
Germany’s ‘butcher’ minister told to push for greener diets
Germany’s ‘butcher’ minister told to push for greener diets
Government advisors in Germany are pushing for a shift in food policy to promote plant-based options and discourage excessive meat consumption
dlvr.it
July 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
After his appointment, Rainer said that Germans were mature enough to decide what to put in their shopping baskets…. 🛒
… a few months later, govn’t advisors are handing him a report calling for a shift away from his cherished meat 🥩🍖🥓
What’s in it? 🗒️👇🏼
… a few months later, govn’t advisors are handing him a report calling for a shift away from his cherished meat 🥩🍖🥓
What’s in it? 🗒️👇🏼
In 1929, Magritte painted “This is not as pipe” to argue that a label does not constitute the object 🎨
In 2025, Brussels is caught in a dilemma over representations and the defense of what is “real” 🌱🍣
🤔 Whether in art or at the supermarket, is a name ever just a name?
In 2025, Brussels is caught in a dilemma over representations and the defense of what is “real” 🌱🍣
🤔 Whether in art or at the supermarket, is a name ever just a name?
Fish joins meat in fray over veggie food
Fish joins meat in fray over veggie food
For the industry, selling a chickpea preparation as “no-fish” is crossing a line.
dlvr.it
July 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
In 1929, Magritte painted “This is not as pipe” to argue that a label does not constitute the object 🎨
In 2025, Brussels is caught in a dilemma over representations and the defense of what is “real” 🌱🍣
🤔 Whether in art or at the supermarket, is a name ever just a name?
In 2025, Brussels is caught in a dilemma over representations and the defense of what is “real” 🌱🍣
🤔 Whether in art or at the supermarket, is a name ever just a name?
Reposted by Maria Simon Arboleas
The #EU fishing lobby is accusing vegetarian companies of giving their no-fish products a disguise that’s a little too convincing
via @maria-simon.bsky.social
via @maria-simon.bsky.social
Fish joins meat in fray over veggie food
Fish joins meat in fray over veggie food
For the industry, selling a chickpea preparation as “no-fish” is crossing a line.
dlvr.it
July 22, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The #EU fishing lobby is accusing vegetarian companies of giving their no-fish products a disguise that’s a little too convincing
via @maria-simon.bsky.social
via @maria-simon.bsky.social
Reposted by Maria Simon Arboleas
📣 Stay in the loop on the next EU budget 💶
🎢 Our reporters are covering every twist and turn, LIVE, of what is set to be the most important budget in EU history.
🔖 Bookmark and keep this link open, as we report on von der Leyen's proposal, and initial reactions.
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🎢 Our reporters are covering every twist and turn, LIVE, of what is set to be the most important budget in EU history.
🔖 Bookmark and keep this link open, as we report on von der Leyen's proposal, and initial reactions.
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July 16, 2025 at 9:12 AM
📣 Stay in the loop on the next EU budget 💶
🎢 Our reporters are covering every twist and turn, LIVE, of what is set to be the most important budget in EU history.
🔖 Bookmark and keep this link open, as we report on von der Leyen's proposal, and initial reactions.
www.euractiv.com/section/econ...
🎢 Our reporters are covering every twist and turn, LIVE, of what is set to be the most important budget in EU history.
🔖 Bookmark and keep this link open, as we report on von der Leyen's proposal, and initial reactions.
www.euractiv.com/section/econ...
The COM proposal follows pressure from farm ministers and MEPs, but does not go as far as some were hoping… 🍽️
Among processed meats, only bacon 🥓 made it to the list seen by @euractiv.com 👀
Among processed meats, only bacon 🥓 made it to the list seen by @euractiv.com 👀
Commission excludes ‘steak’, ‘sausage’ from crackdown on veggie meat labelling
Commission excludes ‘steak’, ‘sausage’ from crackdown on veggie meat labelling
Among processed meats, only “bacon” is included in the list of protected names.
dlvr.it
July 15, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The COM proposal follows pressure from farm ministers and MEPs, but does not go as far as some were hoping… 🍽️
Among processed meats, only bacon 🥓 made it to the list seen by @euractiv.com 👀
Among processed meats, only bacon 🥓 made it to the list seen by @euractiv.com 👀
Get ready for bans on using meat 🥩 names for veggie food 🍽️ - and new rules on cannabis cultivation 🌿
Details of the draft proposal 👇🏼
Details of the draft proposal 👇🏼
Commission targets ‘veggie steak’ labelling, proposes protections for hemp farmers
Commission targets ‘veggie steak’ labelling, proposes protections for hemp farmers
“Specific legal provisions should be introduced to protect meat-related terms,” reads the draft, adding that such terms often carry “cultural and historical significance”.
dlvr.it
July 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Get ready for bans on using meat 🥩 names for veggie food 🍽️ - and new rules on cannabis cultivation 🌿
Details of the draft proposal 👇🏼
Details of the draft proposal 👇🏼
As with farm subsidies, the COM plans to integrate fisheries 🎣 into the new single fund.
Still, it is ready to meet one of the industry’s long-standing demands: lifting key restrictions on EU funding ⛴️ - we got the draft 👀
Still, it is ready to meet one of the industry’s long-standing demands: lifting key restrictions on EU funding ⛴️ - we got the draft 👀
EXCLUSIVE: Commission to lift funding restrictions on vessel capacity
EXCLUSIVE: Commission to lift funding restrictions on vessel capacity
Under current EU rules, funding is off-limits for increasing vessel capacity or acquiring vessels over 24 metres in length.
dlvr.it
July 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
As with farm subsidies, the COM plans to integrate fisheries 🎣 into the new single fund.
Still, it is ready to meet one of the industry’s long-standing demands: lifting key restrictions on EU funding ⛴️ - we got the draft 👀
Still, it is ready to meet one of the industry’s long-standing demands: lifting key restrictions on EU funding ⛴️ - we got the draft 👀
🚨 Brussels will include the #CAP in a new single fund, keeping farmers’ income support ringfenced but scrapping the rural development pillar, according to a draft seen by @sofiamazzanaro.bsky.social and me ‼️
www.euractiv.com/section/agri...
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EXCLUSIVE: Brussels proposes ‘single fund’ CAP but preserves farmers' direct support - Euractiv
EU plans CAP reform into a single fund, dropping rural development but keeping direct support for farmers.
www.euractiv.com
July 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🚨 Brussels will include the #CAP in a new single fund, keeping farmers’ income support ringfenced but scrapping the rural development pillar, according to a draft seen by @sofiamazzanaro.bsky.social and me ‼️
www.euractiv.com/section/agri...
www.euractiv.com/section/agri...
The 🇳🇱 farmers party sees little hope of swaying the EU to retain its manure exemption 💩 - and has little time before October’s snap election🗳️
The Netherlands’ last bet to clean up its manure mountain
The Netherlands’ last bet to clean up its manure mountain
The Netherlands wants EU help on manure limits – but Brussels isn’t budging.
dlvr.it
July 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The 🇳🇱 farmers party sees little hope of swaying the EU to retain its manure exemption 💩 - and has little time before October’s snap election🗳️
Amid Italy’s pushback on CBD 🇮🇹, farm MEPs in Brussels press for EU rules on hemp 🇪🇺
Their idea? 👇🏼
🌿 EU-wide THC limit of 0.5%
🪻 Endorsing the use of “the entire plant” - so also the flower, which some countries consider as a narcotic… ⚠️
Their idea? 👇🏼
🌿 EU-wide THC limit of 0.5%
🪻 Endorsing the use of “the entire plant” - so also the flower, which some countries consider as a narcotic… ⚠️
High hopes: MEPs push to free hemp from national bans
High hopes: MEPs push to free hemp from national bans
Even as Rome looks restrict the use of hemp, a group of MEPs are pushing for a legal framework.
dlvr.it
July 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Amid Italy’s pushback on CBD 🇮🇹, farm MEPs in Brussels press for EU rules on hemp 🇪🇺
Their idea? 👇🏼
🌿 EU-wide THC limit of 0.5%
🪻 Endorsing the use of “the entire plant” - so also the flower, which some countries consider as a narcotic… ⚠️
Their idea? 👇🏼
🌿 EU-wide THC limit of 0.5%
🪻 Endorsing the use of “the entire plant” - so also the flower, which some countries consider as a narcotic… ⚠️
DK 🇩🇰will take the lead in negotiations at the Council, all while facing disputes with EU neighbours (UK🇬🇧, Norway🇳🇴...) and navigating sustainability challenges at home.
👉To tax or not to tax, that is the question 🤔
👉 Never ending fight over bottom trawling 🐟
👉To tax or not to tax, that is the question 🤔
👉 Never ending fight over bottom trawling 🐟
Crunch time for EU fisheries as Denmark set to steer agenda
Crunch time for EU fisheries as Denmark set to steer agenda
Taking the helm on EU fisheries, Denmark faces a tide of trade tensions and green challenges.
dlvr.it
July 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
DK 🇩🇰will take the lead in negotiations at the Council, all while facing disputes with EU neighbours (UK🇬🇧, Norway🇳🇴...) and navigating sustainability challenges at home.
👉To tax or not to tax, that is the question 🤔
👉 Never ending fight over bottom trawling 🐟
👉To tax or not to tax, that is the question 🤔
👉 Never ending fight over bottom trawling 🐟
Reposted by Maria Simon Arboleas
The EU Green Deal is under fire. As Brussels moves to roll back key green laws, conservative ministers from 9 German states (Länder) now want the Nature Restoration Law scrapped too. The Green Deal is increasingly turning into a red flag.
German states push to scrap EU nature restoration law
German states push to scrap EU nature restoration law
Nine German Länder call for EU nature law to be scrapped, citing cost and red tape.
dlvr.it
July 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The EU Green Deal is under fire. As Brussels moves to roll back key green laws, conservative ministers from 9 German states (Länder) now want the Nature Restoration Law scrapped too. The Green Deal is increasingly turning into a red flag.