EPP Agriculture Ministers Meeting

09. December 2024

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EPP Agriculture ministers met today in Brussels to prepare the upcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council. The meeting was co-chaired by Sari ESSAYAH, Finnish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, and Konstantinos TSIARAS, Greek Minister of Agricultural Development and Food.
The ministers warmly welcomed Christophe HANSEN, the new Commissioner for Agriculture and Food and presented the guiding principles: "Navigating for the CAP 2027 and beyond", 10 main EPP priorities for the future of Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), to be considered when drafting the vision of the European Commission for the post CAP 2027.
Among the main priority points agreed by the EPP Ministers were: 'maintaining the two pillars structure of the CAP and ensuring adequate funding for the future CAP; assuring better coherence between EU policies, developing ECO schemes and environmental standards and nutrient recycling; boosting investment, innovation and research; ensuring fair and transparent agri-food chain; guaranteeing EU's food security on both internal and external level; and preparing the impact of enlargement.
The Ministers expressed trust towards the newly sworn-in European Commission to deal with any future challenges in the agriculture sector, by stressing the need to urgently launch more concrete initiatives to support young farmers and to maintain the generational renewal, to continue to simplify and reduce the administrative burden as well assure fairer position for farmers in the food supply chain.
“We are asking for a strong Common Agricultural Policy, that takes into account the reality the farmers are facing with the increasing demands and decreasing profits, that would be more strategic and less detailed than the current one, and that clearly sets a new direction for agriculture in the European union, one that would make agriculture a valid option for young people to choose as their profession”, the Chairs stated.
Finally, the Ministers also reflected and exchanged their views and practices on the opportunities of the bioeconomy, a potential to be further explored.



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Alexandra Henman

Deputy Spokesperson

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National and Regional Press Director

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