The European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, announced on Wednesday 25 March, after the ministerial videoconference on the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic (see EUROPE B12454A5), that he would do “everything in my power to support farmers, their incomes and their ability to maintain our food security”.
The Commission intends to respond to requests from Member States in several areas: - extension of the deadline for applying for aid under the Common Agricultural...