European Parliament rapporteur on organic farming Martin Haüsling (Greens/EFA, Germany) was quite upbeat in Strasbourg on Monday 15 May as to the chances of an agreement being reached on this sensitive issue on 31 May. The chair of the agriculture committee, Czesław Adam Siekierski, said, however, that he was not hopeful.
“I think we’ll reach an agreement” on organic farming, Haüsling told much less optimistic MEPs. European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan suggested that there...