EEB input to the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting, 26 September

The European Environmental Bureau’s letter to agricultural ministers of EU member states on the EEB’s views on some of the issues on the agenda of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council of 26 September 2022. The issues raised concern:

1. Industrial Emissions Directive – environmental impacts of the Commission’s proposal for agriculture
2. Agricultural market situation, following Russia’s war – Temporary state aid
3. Maintenance of permanent grasslands (CAP GAEC 1)
4. Rise of carnivores in the EU and the challenges this represents to the agricultural sector