The Chair of the European Parliament Agriculture Committee, Norbert Lins (EPP, Germany), said the measures announced on Wednesday 22 April to help the sector in the face of the coronavirus crisis were a step in the right direction, “but it is far from being enough”.
The European Commission accepts exceptional measures (derogation from competition rules) and aid for private storage (milk and meat). But, in the opinion of several MEPs, ministers and industry representatives, this...