The EU’s agricultural cooperatives and organisations (Copa-Cogeca) refuted, on Friday 29 April, the claims of the European Commission’s First Executive Vice-President in charge of the Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, that fears of food shortages in Europe are unfounded.
At a press conference, Christiane Lambert, President of Copa, pointed to figures from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to challenge Mr Timmermans’ claims that there is no risk to Europe’s food supply.