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Pike-perch, Smoked Ham, and Arctic Char Receive EU Protection

Helmet Goose, Vindeln-smoked ham and Lapland Arctic Char get a protected designation of origin from the EU. The purpose is to help producers highlight the product's quality and increase interest in its origin.

Pike-perch, Smoked Ham, and Arctic Char Receive EU Protection

Brussels boycotts Budapest

Moved meetings and no EU commissioners in Hungary. This is now being marked in Brussels against Viktor Orbán's way of handling his presidency in the EU Council of Ministers.

Brussels boycotts Budapest

Farmers Risk Losing Billions in EU Funding

Swedish farmers risk missing out on 1,5 billion kronor in EU support because the government is unwilling to allocate funds from the Swedish exchequer, according to the Swedish Farmers' Federation (LRF). It is a large sum that Sweden is not utilising, says Palle Borgström, chairman of LRF.

Farmers Risk Losing Billions in EU Funding

The government wants to loosen species protection

Today's rule framework imposes unreasonable restrictions on landowners across the country. The government believes that the animal protection law can be restricted.

The government wants to loosen species protection

Lövin's criticism of the government: "Misleading"

The government was grossly misleading in its presentation of its marine environment proposal, which is intended to protect fish stocks. Former Environment Minister Isabella Lövin (MP) believes this.

Lövin's criticism of the government: "Misleading"

Expert: Not enough to save the herring

Tightened rules for bottom trawling in the Baltic Sea are a step forward – but not large enough to protect the fish, experts believe. .

Expert: Not enough to save the herring