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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11367
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) agriculture

EESC sounds warning over land grabbing

Brussels, 27/07/2015 (Agence Europe) - In an opinion which appeared in the official Journal of the EU of 23 July, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) highlights the dangers of land grabbing, warning of the imminent threat to family farming.

The EESC recommends that, in all EU member states, upper limits be set for the acquisition of agricultural land and calls on the European Parliament and the European Commission “to carry out comprehensive impact analyses of policy...