European Commission Vice-President
for Cohesion, Raffaele Fitto, will present the new 'EU Vision
for Agriculture and Food' on February 19.
This emerges from the latest agenda of the meeting of the
College of Commissioners dated December 3.
While the Commission's agenda is always subject to change, the
February date aligns with Ursula von der Leyen's promise to
present the vision within the first 100 days of the new mandate,
alongside the 'Clean Industry Plan.' Among Fitto's portfolio
responsibilities is "leading work to strengthen the
competitiveness, resilience, and sustainability of the food and
agricultural sector," guiding the work of the EU Agriculture
Commissioner, Luxembourg's Christophe Hansen.
The new EU Vision will be directly based on the recommendations
of the Dialogue on the Future of Agriculture, a forum launched
in January by the President of the European Commission to
address the farmers' protests that have disrupted Europe in
recent months. It will lay the groundwork for the post-2027
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), for which a proposal from the
European Commission is expected this summer.
"How to ensure a fair standard of living for farmers" and "how
to guarantee the sustainability of agriculture within planetary
boundaries" will be the key questions at the heart of the
strategy, while also considering simplification measures and
reciprocity in trade agreements.
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