EU Commission sets Green Deal aside in new agri-food vision

Brussels winks at agriculture to prevent new tractor protests that still paralyze Europe. The EU Commission writes that growers are part of the solution in environmental protection, which remains in the background. Vice President Raffaele Fitto and Commissioner Christophe Hansen present the EU Vision on Agriculture and Food, the first step towards a package of...

EU Commission sets Green Deal aside in new agri-food vision

The EU executive has unveiled a new vision for Europe’s agri-food system by 2040, scaling back its previous, more environmentally ambitious policy in response to mounting farmer protests.

Under the threat of an all-out trade war, the European Union unveiled on Wednesday its "vision" for the agricultural world, in particular its commitment to limit the import of products that do not meet the same environmental standards as its own.

EU unveils roadmap for farming and food policy

The EU Commission has unveiled its long-term vision for agriculture and food policy, setting the direction for the next five years, and prioritizing farmers’ role in sustainability efforts rather than treating them as a problem to be regulated.

EU unveils vision for sustainable agriculture and food sector by 2040

The European Commission has shared its 2040 strategy for agriculture and food, focusing on sustainability, competitiveness and resilience.

EU farm vision lacks vision

A ‘vision’ to reshape EU food and farming policies tabled by the European Commission today is weak and disappointing, according to the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Europe’s largest network of environmental organisations.  Policy Manager for Agriculture and Food Systems, Célia Nyssens-James, said: “Having successfully steered all parts of the agri-food system to a historic and meaningful consensus on the future of farming in Europe, offic…