What’s cooking in Strasbourg? Farm • Table.Briefings

by Claire Stam

Die Bauernproteste in Frankreich haben dazu geführt, dass es Änderungsanträge zur Industrieemissions-Richtlinie (IED) der EU gibt. Dabei geht es vor allem um Tierhaltung. — In negotiations over the EU Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), the thresholds for animal husbandry facilities are particularly contentious.

EU lawmakers will gather next week in Strasbourg for a plenary session. On the agenda is the vote on the Industrial Emissions Directive. This should have been a formality – but then came the farmer protests in France.

The Industrial Emissions Directive might trigger déjà vu for some. It involves a political U-turn, a compromise questioned in the trilogue and amendments introduced as a last resort: We’re talking about the Industrial Emissions Directive, or IED for short.

What’s cooking in Strasbourg? Farmer protests reignite debate on industrial emissions

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