Twenty member state agriculture ministers, meeting in Luxembourg on Monday 18 June, expressed their opposition to any cut in agricultural funding over the 2021-2027 period (see EUROPE 12039).
In its proposals on the EU’s 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework (MFF), the European Commission has put forward a 5% reduction in agricultural spending.
The French minister, Stéphane Travert, presented a joint statement with Finland, Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain calling for the...