Nagy: Member states press Brussels to put European farmers' interests first
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"Today, we can see in the numbers that the European Union favors Ukraine and does not have the interests of European farmers in mind. We could not allow this, we will not allow this and we will not allow this," the Hungarian Minister of Agriculture stated in Brussels on Monday.
The European Commission's new package of proposals could destroy Hungarian agriculture, the president of the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) told MTI by phone on Tuesday.
EU member states pressure Ukrainian farmers to comply with European standards
Narrowed support policies, smart trade agreements and generous funding of the Common Agricultural Policy were proposed by the Minister of Rural Development and Food, Costas Tsiaras, during his interventions in the Council… K. Tsiaras: European farmers are not asking for preferential treatment, they are asking for fair terms - NAFTEMPORIKI
Quotas for the import of agricultural commodities from Ukraine were an important part of Monday's meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels. This was stated by State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic, Vladimír Vnuk, after the negotiations, reports TASR.
When the European Commission presents new ideas for the new EU budget on Wednesday, farmers from the EU countries will come to the Belgian capital to defend their rights and money.
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