Extraordinary plan for agriculture with extra CAP resources needed "
"Ursula von der Leyen's words on the centrality in Europe of agriculture and the food supply chain are important and meet our requests to the Commission: to develop a common intervention strategy to support our food systems, prevent speculation and unfair competition, allow the free movement of seasonal agricultural workers, the safeguarding of crops, relaunching the common agricultural policy as a strategic driver ”.
So the Minister Teresa Bellanova.
"It is significant," Bellanova continues, "that the President wished to underline the Commission's commitment to bring more liquidity into farmers' pockets, to unbureaucrate the procedures, to guarantee more time on requests for direct payment and for the implementation of development programs. rural. All significant steps but, as I have already said to my fellow European agriculture ministers, courage and vision are needed to face this crisis. We cannot deal with this emergency with the tools activated in the past.
If ever as in recent weeks the common agricultural policy has been confirmed as strategic and priority, then an extraordinary plan with extra CAP resources is needed.
And a strategy for the food emergency of those who find themselves in a situation of discomfort is necessary. Faced with the risk of food waste and the growing number of poor people, each country must be able to act economically, to recover surpluses with agile mechanisms and distribute them to the most needy people ".