The European Parliament’s agriculture committee adopted an opinion on 29 November (by 37 votes to 4, with 1 abstention) underlining that EU competition rules have to be better adapted to the specific needs of the agriculture sector.
“To effectively strengthen the position of farmers in the food supply chain, we need real clarification of EU competition law and rules on agricultural market organisation”, said rapporteur Michel Dantin (EPP, France). “While there is complete...