On Thursday 11 March, MEPs called for the adoption of measures or initiatives to ensure the maintenance of rural areas, which face major challenges (desertification, rural exodus, digital divide, low income).
The European Commission is due to adopt a Communication on this subject in the near future (see EUROPE B12651A12).
Norbert Lins (EPP, Germany), Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture, put an oral question to the European Commission on the long-term vision...