agriculture and food
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Why the Kremlin loves social media
This week’s indictment of a social media content firm shows how it’s getting easier and easier for Russia to influence U.S. elections.
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Trump allies fear he’ll blow the debate — his best chance to regain ground on Harris
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UK to again delay Brexit border checks on food
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The plan to save European farming
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Harris targets small business tax break in contrast with Trump’s corporate tax cuts
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Food shortages hit tribal populations, low-income seniors in US
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Denmark nominates Dan Jørgensen as EU commissioner
What Kamala Harris was really saying in her convention speech
She understood the need to tie her story to yours.
German biscuit titan says sorry for taking ‘advantage’ during Nazi era
Choco Leibniz and Pick-Up! maker admits it used forced laborers during World War II on a greater scale than previously acknowledged.
Ukraine wants peace talks in wake of Russia incursion, but not directly with Putin
Kyiv is increasingly looking to the model of the Black Sea grain deal, where Russia and Ukraine struck separate agreements with intermediaries.
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Where Harris and Walz stand on 2024’s biggest policy issues
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Trump says he’s ‘entitled to personal attacks’ on Harris
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Grocery price gouging to feature prominently in Harris economic plan
Harris will lay out actions she plans to take in her first 100 days as president to lower food and other everyday costs during a speech this Friday in North Carolina.
Florida banned ‘fake meat.’ This company is suing to serve it at an arts festival.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the ban on lab-grown meat into law earlier this year.
Russia sends 447 goats to North Korea after Kim Jong Un sucks up to Putin
Moscow and Pyongyang have a wide-ranging deal covering sectors including education, agriculture and tourism.
Musk might be the only person Trump listens to on climate
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Brexit Britain creeps back into Brussels’ orbit under Labour
A bill which paves the way for closer regulatory alignment with the European Union almost slipped under the radar.
Cypriot firm accused of profiting from EU potash sanctions against Belarus
An investigation by Belarusian journalists has identified a Cypriot company as being at the center of a contract markup scheme.
Harris chooses comfort food: Will America bite?
PHILADELPHIA — Vice President Kamala Harris’ debut appearance with her running mate and his runner-up here Tuesday night neatly illustrated the reasoning behind her choice. Contrary to the …
Is Brexit Britain about to turn into Switzerland — without the fondue?
As the U.K. and the EU enter a new era, their relationship is likely to gradually become more Swiss.
The 11 MEPs who actually matter
Here are the EU lawmakers to keep your eye on in the new term.
The EU says it wants food security. It really wants exports.
The latest Brussels buzzword is all about supporting farmers — but it throws consumers under the tractor.
EU’s first application for cultivated meat is for French foie gras
Paris startup Gourmey wants Europeans munching cell-grown pâté by 2026.
Macron hopes glitzy Olympics can deliver political breather
The French president wants a summer timeout from politics, but it will be back with a vengeance.
Parisians are pissed as Olympics make it hard to get around town
The city’s residents, already gold medal-level complainers, aren’t too happy about how the Summer Games are affecting their day-to-day lives.
This burger could kill the EU
Farmers furious about lab-grown meat are taking their fight to the heart of the European project.
We volunteered at a Gaza hospital. What we saw was unspeakable.
American surgeons who witnessed the civilian carnage of the Israel-Hamas war.
Von der Leyen threads the climate needle to keep her job
It was a love fest on election day. The fights begin after.
To do: 6 thorny issues lurking in MEPs’ inboxes
From creating an EU-wide money market to protecting kids online, POLITICO looks at what lies ahead for lawmakers.
UK inflation stays at 2 percent target in June
But services are still making life difficult for the Bank of England.