Ministry of Agriculture: The European Union’s food imports should also come from sustainable production

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2021. 04. 27. 11:21

In addition to making the Common Agricultural Policy more sustainable, the EU must pay special attention to concluding international free trade agreements so that only products that meet high European environmental, animal welfare and production requirements can enter the European market, Feldman Zsolt, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture (AM) responsible for Agriculture and Rural Development said at a video conference of EU agriculture ministers.

According to a briefing by the ministry on Tuesday, the main items on the agenda of the virtual meeting of EU agriculture ministers on 26 April 2021 were the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the agricultural aspects of international free trade agreements. At the online conference, Feldman Zsolt, representing the Ministry of Agriculture, said after the meeting that the rules of the new CAP, which will start in 2023, are expected to include much more environmental and climate protection measures and 40 percent of CAP funds will be spent on climate protection measures. (MTI)