Reducing environmental regulations is the European Union’s solution to extinguish the flames of farmers’ anger

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “D Site” magazine, farmers have been protesting in different European countries for weeks against the environmental regulations of the European Union. , the European Union Commission wants to weaken the environmental regulations for this layer. Brownfield is related. This refers, for example, to the standards intended to guarantee the good agricultural and ecological status of the regions. In principle, farmers must adhere to these rules in order to benefit from EU agricultural subsidies worth billions. leave it fallow or use it unproductively. This requirement is intended to protect the environment.

The European Commission now proposes that there should be more flexibility in this obligation. In this way, in the future, farmers will have to decide for themselves whether they want to continue using part of their agricultural land unproductively or not. The European Commission also announced that member states should in turn reward farmers who leave land fallow despite easing regulations. Instead, they will receive additional financial support through an environmental program that all member states must provide.

The European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in It currently requires farmers to leave four percent of their farmland fallow. This is intended to create areas for the protection of species. The commission had suspended these regulations as a result of Russia’s war against Ukraine, which was originally intended to provide food. This approach will now largely become an “incentive system” from 2024. The EU Commission announced: “In this way, farmers are encouraged to set aside land, but without losing income.”

Accordingly, the following small farms Ten hectares should not only be exempted from control but also from punishment. Small farms account for about 65% of EU agricultural subsidy recipients, but manage only 9.6% of the area.

However, Sam Ozdemir Germany’s Federal Minister of Agriculture criticized the simplified rules proposed by the commission and said: These changes reduce regulations for farmers and thus reduce the burden on them, but he sees these regulations in favor of ambitious environmental goals. did not know Ozdemir demanded to adjust the proposals of the commission.

Environmental activists also criticized these plans. “Sasha Müller Kröner” from a German environmental aid organization says: “Instead of supporting an environmental and social transition of agriculture, the EU Commission is bowing to the agricultural industry.

Renate Konast, the spokesperson for the agricultural policy of the Green Party faction of the German Parliament, also expressed criticism and said: The path that the European Union Commission wants to take will lead to exceeding the goal. According to him, the proposals are “totally contradictory” and the lowering of environmental standards is unacceptable.

For months, regular demonstrations by farmers in many EU countries, including Poland It is held in Austria, France, Italy, Germany and Hungary, which, among others, is against many EU regulations for agriculture.

Farmers in many countries including Poland in They are protesting against the European Union’s Green Agreement and the import of grain and other agricultural products from Ukraine. Among other things, they want to prevent cheaper Ukrainian grain from reaching their domestic market.

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