Brussels became the center of urgent agricultural and fisheries talks as EU ministers, led by Poland’s presidency, gathered to confront pressing challenges. Polish Minister Czesław Siekierski set the…
“Every measure that would reduce support for farmers or resources and be allocated to different purposes would be a threat, a risk for Europe’s food security,” Hungarian minister Istvan Nagy said.
EU farming ministers are urging the European Commission to advocate a more flexible-oriented approach in shaping the post-2027 Common Agriculture Policy.
A step forward to bring farmers to the center of the European debate and more attention to the CAP, whose funds must be distributed in a fair and targeted manner.
Consent in the EU Council is growing to increase the support beyond the financing available under the Common Agriculture Policy crisis reserve
The Member States made it clear: the EU needs to be more careful towards farmers’ needs. That is what the latest Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg stated. Through the breakfast directives and the rapid response to the agricultural crisis, the Council aligned with the EU institutions’ vision of needs.
Eu Commission proposed some derogations to the Common Agricultural Policy in the attempt of answering to at least some of their requests.