Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski said on Thursday 30 April that he is in favour of mobilising the €478 million agricultural crisis reserve to provide further assistance to sectors in difficulty due to the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Several MEPs are in favour, including Paolo De Castro (S&D, Italy), Eric Andrieu (S&D, France), and Marc Tarabella (S&D, Belgium).
Members of the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee consider the aid package of 22 April...