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.Opposition to the European Green Deal Lack of vision or legitimate concerns? By Ingemar Pongratz The COVID-19 pandemic is sweeping across the world and have revealed a number of shortcomings in several sectors. In Europe, it was clear that the EU was not prepared to address the challenges associated with the COVID pandemic. National governments …

New European agricultural plans for the future By Ingemar Pongratz The European Commission has recently presented two very interesting policy papers. These new Communications are: A Farm to Fork Strategy EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 Both these policy statements are closely connected to the EU Green Deal. According to the EU Green Deal, the EU …

Solving societal challenges through the gut By Ingemar Pongratz The colonic microbiome has a critical role in health and disease. This is a recognized fact for quite a while now. A functioning bacteria-gut symbiosis is a key factor for healthy living. Not surprising, alteration in the gut microbiome a closely connected to different disease conditions, …

Sustainable increase of agricultural production By Ingemar Pongratz   There are a number of major new policy developments that affect the European Agricultural sector. At the policy level, the European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is still being discussed and it is still unclear what level of financial support will be available for the European Agricultural …