“Unless the issue of denigration of GAEC7 (i.e. crop rotation) and GAEC8 (old) standards is resolved,” Barbu announced during talks with farmers in Targu Mures on Monday during a meeting of the European Union Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) on Tuesday. will be It demanded the resignation of EU Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski.
“We – the five nations – are suffering from Russia's war against Ukraine” – Barbu, quoted by TG24. As he noted, Romania has applied for exemptions to EU standards GAEC7 and GAEC8, which respectively concern rotation and diversification of agricultural land and the minimum share of non-productive agricultural areas.
And said the Romanian minister The request was supported by 15 other EU countries.
In a statement on its website, the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture announced that Barbu will participate in meetings of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels on Tuesday.
“Romania will again ask the Commission to present its position on the degradation of environmental standards related to crop rotation (GAEC 7) and the situation of leaving 4% of farm land uncultivated, i.e. fallow (GAEC 8),” it said. .
“Considering the impact on food security, farmers' incomes, conventional farming practices and environmental protection, I believe that the substandard decision from GAEC 7 and GAEC 8 should be taken responsibly. The Commission is obliged to consider both the immediate needs and the long-term consequences for agriculture and the environment,” he said. The head of the ministry said.
Romania raised this issue in the Council in July last year, followed by 15 countries (Poland, France, Slovakia, Latvia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Italy, Malta, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Estonia, Sweden, Hungary and the Czech Republic).
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