President of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture: The European Commission is making European agricultural production impossible

Zsolt Papp elaborated: they organized a joint demonstration with the V4 countries, supplemented by representatives of the Austrian chamber, because they stood together for the common issues that make farmers’ lives most difficult.

The French, Spanish, Romanian and Bulgarian farmer organizations also provided their support for the demonstration.

The demonstration was organized on the Czech-Slovak border, where farmers marched with hundreds of tractors, while at the same time there were demonstrations in 4-5 places in the Czech Republic.

The president called the vision of the future of agriculture published by the new EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Christophe Hansen, the biggest problem.

The published document lacks any concrete details, “we do not see the basis of the next common agricultural policy before us”, which creates uncertainty – he underlined, emphasizing: our job is to stand up and protect the resources that are due not only to the Hungarian, but also to the European farming community.

The common aspiration was that every farmer should receive the support he is entitled to. They are not asking for the common fund that would eliminate the independent support fund of the common agricultural policy and would direct all EU funds into a common hat, because this would certainly result in a withdrawal of resources – he said.

According to his statement, the issue of free trade agreements received special attention. The commission applies double standards: it explains how to reduce animal husbandry in the future, how to farm greener, in line with strict regulations.