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Berlin (dpa) - There is sharp criticism of the plans of Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner to implement EU agricultural policy in Germany.
In addition to environmental associations, the green agriculture ministers of the federal states also spoke up on Friday.
You consider the strategic plan for redistributing EU funds to farmers to be inadequate and criticize that climate, environmental and nature protection are neglected.
The national plan, which should be in place by the end of the year, is intended to put the distribution of EU funds to farmers on a new basis.
So far, it has mainly been based on the size of the area that a farmer cultivates.
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The proposals that CDU politician Klöckner presented last week stipulate that 20 percent of EU direct payments should be linked to climate and environmental services - that would be 900 million euros a year.
This is one of the big points of contention.
Environmental organizations and the European Parliament are calling for at least 30 percent.
A joint paper by the state agriculture ministers of the Union, SPD, FDP and Left Party, with which they stand behind Klöckner's drafts, also caused outrage on Friday.
You want to go with the proposal in the next round of agriculture ministers' discussions on Wednesday.
Greenpeace, WWF, Deutsche Umwelthilfe and the Federation for Environment and Nature Conservation Germany (BUND) expressed sharp criticism.
The Federal Environment Ministry, with which the consultations on the drafts are ongoing, was not very enthusiastic either.
State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth described the joint proposal of the State Agriculture Ministers as “inadequate”.
Clear criticism also came from the ranks of the Green-led agriculture ministries, for example from Schleswig-Holstein and Brandenburg.
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It is not to be expected that the EU Commission will accept “such an unambitious approach by Germany”, said the Brandenburg Agriculture Minister Axel Vogel and emphasized that he spoke for all agriculture ministries led by the Greens.
In addition to a 30 percent share for eco-measures from 2023, the Greens politician also called for 15 percent of the direct payments to be reallocated to the second pillar - that is, to rural development.
The plan agreed by the remaining state ministers provides eight percent for this.
This is also one of the points of contention that will be discussed at the special conference of agriculture ministers on Wednesday.
It is planned that the three bills from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture will be passed in the cabinet at the end of March.
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