18
Oct
2021
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Farm to Fork Strategy (debate)
Madam President, Commissioner and colleagues, the Farm to Fork strategy certainly has many ambitious objectives. Whether we achieve these goals will depend first and foremost on whether they have the support of society and, above all, of those closest to them – our farmers. Legislative proposals must therefore be credible, workable and guarantee the prosperity of European agriculture and food. Therefore, if we are only tendentious and do not pay attention to impact studies, we will commit a number of failures and errors, as we have done in the past, for example, with cars. The only difference is that we can do without a car for a while, but without the production of European food is probably difficult. If we lose the support of farmers, it is only a matter of time before we lose the support of society as a whole. Next, I ask: Where are the commitments for the other links of the chain? Why donate less than farmers? I hope you can make it right, Commissioner.