13
Mar
2025
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A Vision for Agriculture and Food (debate)
Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, In the debate on the vision for the future of agriculture, the voice of farmers should resound. Last night I asked one of them what the future of agriculture should be like, and he mentioned it to me in 5 points. 1. Shortening supply chains and strengthening the position of the manufacturer. 2. Farmers must have easy and simple rules to process their production. 3. Production costs should be reduced, including through a revision of the Green Deal. 4. Protect the internal agricultural market from agreements such as Mercosur and over-liberalisation of trade with Ukraine and further such agreements. 5. Simplify and regulate the rules in the area of agricultural activity, because farmers should work in the field, not sit behind a desk and fill in piles of documents. And from me, Commissioner: I believe that this vision you have presented lacks a possible enlargement of the European Union to other countries and the impact of this enlargement on the agricultural, European and Polish markets. Without this element, this vision, in my opinion, will be incomplete.