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FOOD SAFETY: Fiction and reality in EU agricultural policy: The chemical industry and lobbying companies such as Copa-Cogeca and CropLife Europe delayed and derailed the EU's Farm to Fork strategy. In total, the lobbying contracts were worth over 50 million euros in 2020–2023. In November 2023, the SUR law (Sustainable Use Regulation) was stopped and voted down in the European plenary meeting in Strasbourg. What happened?

The patent laws create an intellectual monopoly

Today's patent rules are outdated and hinder the innovation and diffusion of technology, argues Zia Quereshi, former head of development economics at the World Bank. Is it time for a patent reform?