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Call to combat the proliferation of stray cats
In consultation with the Lëtzebuerger Déiereschutzliga ASBL, Martine Hansen, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Viticulture, is calling on cat owners to help combat the proliferation of stray cats.
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Antigaspi'' campaign: the Antigaspi exhibition, a tool for raising awareness of food waste
One of the priorities of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Viticulture is to raise public awareness of the problem of food waste and provide information on the best ways to reduce food waste.
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Ministers Martine Hansen and Serge Wilmes at the first 'Landwirtschaftsdësch': Working together to find solutions to current problems and future challenges
At a recent meeting between Ministers Luc Frieden, Martine Hansen and Serge Wilmes and representatives of Luxembourg's agricultural sector, the government underlined the importance it attaches to the concerns of the agricultural, horticultural and wine-growing sectors.
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Martine Hansen au Conseil "Agriculture et Pêche": Regagner la confiance des agriculteurs et les rapprocher des décisions politiques
Martine Hansen, ministre de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation et de la Viticulture a participé au Conseil "Agriculture et Pêche" ce mardi, 23 janvier 2024 à Bruxelles.
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Martine Hansen meets representatives of Baueren-Allianz
Martine Hansen, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Viticulture, met representatives of the Baueren-Allianz on Monday 22 January 2024 for a concrete and constructive exchange of views.
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Martine Hansen at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture to discuss the future of food systems
On 20 January, Minister Martine Hansen represented Luxembourg at the 16th Conference of Agriculture Ministers in Berlin, the culmination of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), which brought together more than 80 agriculture ministers under the auspices of the German Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, Cem Özdemir.
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Raising awareness of the risk of vegetation and forest fires
Within the frame of the national platform for disaster risk reduction, led by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the working group on "Vegetation and Forest Fires", composed of experts from the relevant authorities, has prepared advice on how to behave during the vegetation and forest fire season.
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Government position following the annulment of the withdrawal of the authorisations for placing on the market for plant protection products containing the active substance glyphosate
On 30 March 2023, the Administrative Court confirmed the judgment of the Administrative Tribunal of 15 July 2022 annulling the decisions to withdraw the authorisations for placing on the market of eight plant protection products containing the active substance glyphosate.
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Withdrawal of marketing authorisations for plant protection products containing the active substance glyphosate: State's appeal rejected by the Administrative Court
On 30 March 2023 the Administrative Court confirmed the judgment of the Administrative Tribunal annulling the decisions to withdraw the marketing authorisations for 8 plant protection products containing the active substance glyphosate. As a result of this decision, the authorisations for the plant protection products in question will be reinstated as of the date of the judgment.
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Conference: What will we eat tomorrow ?
On 10 March 2023, the Ministry of Consumer Protection, together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development, will organise a conference on the subject of food: "What will we eat tomorrow? The challenges of food production in the face of consumption in transition".
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Claude Haagen met the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China, H.E. Hua Ning
Claude Haagen, Minister of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development, met the new Ambassador of the People's Republic of China, H.E. Hua Ning, during a courtesy visit.
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15th Luxembourg Viticulture Day: Review of the 2022 wine year and outlook on the new agricultural law
The 15th edition of the Luxembourg Viticulture Day, organised by the Luxembourg Winegrowers' Federation and the Institut viti-vinicole (IVV), took place on Wednesday 1 February 2023 at the Centre culturel in Wormeldingen in the presence of Claude Haagen, Minister of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development.
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A simplified legal framework to harmonise official food controls
"The high level of food safety that we are aiming for in the Grand Duchy requires a harmonised and simplified legal framework", said Claude Haagen at the end of the Council of Government meeting on 27 January 2023.
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Constructive exchanges with representatives of the agricultural, viticultural and horticultural professions at the "Agrarsommet"
At the request of the agricultural sector, Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, Minister of State, Claude Haagen, Minister of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development and Joëlle Welfring, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development invited representatives of the agricultural, viticultural and horticultural professions to the "Agrarsommet" on 26 January 2023 at the Château de Senningen.
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Agriculture law: successful bilateral meetings between Minister Claude Haagen and the Chamber of Agriculture
Following the Chamber of Agriculture's opinion on draft law no. 8060 on support for the sustainable development of rural areas, commonly known as the "agriculture law", Minister Claude Haagen and representatives of the Chamber met several times to find solutions to the issues raised in the law.