On the initiative of Jérémy Decerle (Renew Europe, France), a letter signed by MEPs from several political groups (EPP, S&D and Renew Europe) on the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee was sent to Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, on Thursday 16 April, asking her to release financial resources to farmers who are suffering because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The MEPs call on von der Leyen not to forget “agriculture and agri-food on the grounds that...