Farmers should vote REMAIN to maintain their prosperity

Farmers Weekly reports that, after weeks exploring the four most important elements of the debate for the industry - trade, support, labour and regulation - it has concluded that in each case, the weight of argument seems to come down in favour of "Remain". '[I]f farming prosperity is your number-one concern, then a vote to remain seems to be the preferable option', it says: http://www.fwi.co.uk/news/eu-referendum-farmers-weekly-s-view.htm?cmpid=SOC|Twitter|FarmersWeekly|sf27832278|sf27832278

Commercial property investors are writing clauses into contracts giving buyers the right to walk away from real estate deals if Britain votes to leave the European Union this month, as a way to unfreeze a sector stalled by uncertainty over Brexit, reports EurActiv. Transactions in commercial property fell by 40% in the first quarter, according to the Bank of England, with many buyers and sellers waiting to see the outcome of the 23 June referendum in case an exit vote hurts property prices: http://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/investors-add-money-back-brexit-clause-to-uk-property-deals/?nl_ref=14290767

A TNS poll of citizens of nine EU countries finds that each country wants the U.K. to stay in the EU, with between 62 and 79 percent in favor of Remain, reports Politico: https://dub129.mail.live.com/?tid=cmP9lsXKQr5hGl9QAjfePx5A2&fid=flinbox

[W]ith an important stake in the economic consequences, Beijing…quietly wants the "remain" camp to win, reports Reuters: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-china-idUKKCN0YR00B

British [food and drink] producers are worried what happens to their [name] protected products if the U.K. votes to leave, reports Politico Morning Agri and Food, picking up a story in Bloomberg: https://dub129.mail.live.com/?tid=cm17vWBKQr5hGD0AAjfeSiUg2&fid=flinbox

[T]here's one industry that's ready to make a killing [from Brexit]: lobbying, reports Politico. Uncertainty over what will happen after the June 23 referendum on the U.K.'s membership in the EU is already proving lucrative to lobbyists and public affairs consultants in London and Brussels, who say clients are pushing them for contingency plans and scenarios. The political chaos expected to ensue if Brexit really does happen, they say, promises to generate lots of billable hours: http://www.politico.eu/article/how-brexit-could-save-the-lobbying-industry-eu-referendum-public-affairs-consultants-payday-turmoil-single-market/

Hungary's far-right says it no longer wants to leave the European Union as the migration crisis is offering populist parties, in resurgence across the continent, a chance to "transform" the bloc, reports EurActiv. "The EU will change over the next five to 10 years, and for the first time it may be for the better," wrote Jobbik party chairman Gábor Vona, 37, in a Facebook post published late 2 June: http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/hungarian-far-right-no-longer-anti-eu-it-wants-to-transform-it/?nl_ref=14290767

The Commission is planning to announce Tuesday a "European External Investment Fund"…The plans look at how to reengineer relations with countries such as Tunisia, Jordan, Lebanon, Niger and Ethiopia, and push to link financial help to African countries with stronger commitments to control their borders and agreements to take back refugees, reports Politico: https://dub129.mail.live.com/?tid=cmP9lsXKQr5hGl9QAjfePx5A2&fid=flinbox #

According to a new survey, 70% of EU companies are implementing a circular economy strategy, but there is still work to be done on renewable energy and water consumption. EurActiv's partner Journal de l'Environnement reports: http://www.euractiv.com/section/sustainable-dev/news/circular-economy-way-of-thinking-embraced-across-eu/?nl_ref=14290767

The [European] Parliament is set to review a report [this evening] aimed at trying to curb imbalances in the supply chain between the power of retailers and farmers, which can lead to what is known as unfair trading practices, reports Politico Morning Agri and Food.. The measure encourages the [European] Commission to look at ways to ensure that member countries are consistently addressing the issue and that bad actions against farmers by retailers, such as selling products below the cost of production, can be reported anonymously to level the playing field: https://dub129.mail.live.com/?tid=cm17vWBKQr5hGD0AAjfeSiUg2&fid=flinbox

Also tonight, the Parliament is set to review a pair of reports on how it can encourage technologies for food production in hopes that they will result in environmental and economic benefits, reports Politico Morning Agri and Food: https://dub129.mail.live.com/?tid=cm17vWBKQr5hGD0AAjfeSiUg2&fid=flinbox

Chinese Agriculture Minister Han Changfu told [EU] Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan he would lift imports on cattle products from Germany, France, the U.K. and Denmark. China imposed an import ban after a 2012 Schmallenberg virus outbreak…It's another win for agri-exports, comments Politico Morning Agri and Food: https://dub129.mail.live.com/?

Newly passed EU laws on data protection and cybersecurity could be a boon for insurance companies, which could pick up more clients once the rules go into effect in 2018, reports EurActiv…[C]ompanies will be required to report to authorities if their digital networks are attacked by hackers: http://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/new-eu-digital-laws-could-boost-specialised-cybersecurity-insurance/?nl_ref=14290767

COMMISSION PUBLISHES REPORT ON FIRST EU-PHILIPPINE TALKS: The negotiations from late May touched on trade in goods, rules of origin, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, services and investment, intellectual property rights, and dispute settlement among other issues, reports Politico Morning Trade: https://dub129.mail.live.com/?tid=cmSRDvi6Mr5hGcdgAjfeSmzA2&fid=flinbox