EU Commission wants to propose relief for farmers. Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski said on Thursday he plans to weaken regulations under the EU's Green Deal climate program.
The announcement was met with sharp criticism from the Greens in the European Parliament. Its agricultural expert, Martin Häusling, warned the Commission against putting the “axe on the planned and necessary greening of agriculture” The advantage for farmers: They receive subsidies for every fallow hectare and not only when the original four percent target is exceeded.