MEPs from several political groups on Wednesday 29 April called on the Commission’s executive vice-president in charge of the Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, to take action to prevent excessive consumption of meat and dairy products and the increasing industrialisation of agriculture.
Signed by 12 MEPs, including Bas Eickhout (Greens/EFA, the Netherlands), a letter sent to Mr Timmermans suggests that the Commission should use the future ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy as a means to “reduce...