EU Agriculture Commissioner: "We are facing an unprecedented crisis!"
EU's agri-food sector continues to show resilience amid the covid-19 epidemic but further action to support the agri-food sector is required, said the European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski. In an overview of the situation presented to the EU Agriculture Ministers, Commissioner Wojciechowski said: "We are facing an unprecedented crisis and I am ever more grateful to our farmers and producers for their continuous hard work, despite the increasing difficulties and pressure. These challenging times have shown the resilience of our food supply chain. Today's meeting allowed us to have an overview of this fast-changing situation. I listened carefully and took good note of all the suggestions and requests that the Commission will now analyse and reply to. I will continue to follow the situation in close contact with Member States. We are ready to take further action when necessary."
The EC adopted several measures since the beginning of the crisis in Europe such as the extension of the deadline for CAP payment applications; Increased state aid from €100,000 per farm to €800,000 for food processing and marketing companies; and Continuous flow of food products across the EU through green lanes created to decongestion the traffic at border checkpoints.
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