Slovakia on Thursday At the European Parliament, also at the headquarters of the European Commission (EC), it has shown its attitude towards the future funding of the European Union agrosector (EU) and the completion of a new common agricultural policy. This was stated in Brussels by Minister of Agriculture Richard Takáč (Smer-SD) after meeting with several Slovak MEPs and European Commissioner for Agriculture Christoph Hansen, reports TASR.
The minister recalled that The next few weeks will be addressed to the EC proposal on the form of the EU long -term budget after 2027 and the funds earmarked for the agrosectoras well as the very form of a common agricultural policy. He said that Slovakia is dissatisfied with the amount earmarked for Slovak farmersbecause even an agrosector of the EU as such would He was supposed to have 30 percent less sources. Added that within the new common agropolitics Slovaks will suffer the most, And by ceiling direct payments for farmers.
“We perceive it as a problem, so we want to deal with it with the most competent from the beginning,” The Minister explained his meeting with Hansen, who was preceded by negotiations with the head of the European Parliament Committee for Agriculture (AGRI) by Veronika Special and a meeting with several MEPs for Smer-SD, Voice-SD and Republic. Takac pointed out that he also wants to meet the MEPs for PS and KDH in this matter.
He considers the talks in the EP to be useful because he found out how the Agric and MEPs perceive the proposals of long -term budget and agropolitics. He noted that The proposals of the European Commission are also disputed for the European Parliament and the head of the AGRI Committee understands the problems that are troubled by Slovakia. “Meanwhile, I perceive that generally MEPs They disagree with these proposals, less money for agriculture and agropolitics settings, ” explained.
The meeting at the EC and Hansen’s headquarters was also about these two topics, while the Commissioner informed that for Slovakia is a red line ceiling of 100,000 euros per final user.
“This would mean liquidation for 80 percent of farmers in Slovakia. But we found a common language. We agreed that it is necessary to support especially those farmers who produce, grow and behave, employing many people. This is what the Commissioner wants to support, and I just have to find a way to deliver funds. He, too, can imagine that we would stop payments of EUR 100,000 in Slovakia, but we would reimburse wage costs, especially active farmers who employ and produce a lot, ”Takáč explained.
The Minister recalled that Hansen In a few weeks he will visit Slovakia and it will be the opportunity to show him some larger farms, again these things take over and look for a way, How to help even small and medium -sized farmers. And especially how to attract young people to the agriculture sector.
