Author: Euronews

Like a golden thread circling the Earth, the equator sprinkles a bit of tourist magic in 11 countries. ADVERTISEMENTBefore visiting Ecuador, the eponymous equator wasn’t the most eagerly-anticipated moment on my bucket list trip. There were giant tortoises to meet, cloud forests to climb and Indigenous markets to explore. But the Quitsato Sundial, 50 kilometres north of Quito, was a surprise highlight. One that has made me an advocate for equator tourism. Our Earth’s circle of latitude passes through 11 countries: Indonesia (which has the longest cut), Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, the Congo, the…

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Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has been urged to open a new chapter in EU food policy and overhaul the current CAP system in the process following recommendations of a reflection group. ADVERTISEMENTAnnounced by von der Leyen in last year’s State of the Union address, the strategic dialogue for the future of EU agriculture was conceived to cope with increasing polarisation in the agriculture and food policy debate.The group, gathering representatives from 29 farmers’ cooperatives, agribusinesses, NGOs, civil society, financial institutions, and academia, has worked for over seven months to produce a more than 100-page report crafting a vision…

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