(Brussels, 7 December 2021) A real, actual Deal with farmers for a fair agri-food and climate policy: This is a burning topic which affects farmers from across Europe and which they will be drawing attention to during a major demonstration in Brussels. Due to the current worsening COVID-19 pandemic situation, the demonstration on December 13 and 14 has been postponed to a date yet to be determined. Each affected farmer should have the possibility to come to Brussels with their peers to demand an actual agricultural deal from EU policy-makers without having to face entry or exit restrictions such as quarantine regulations.
As such, actions – held by farmers’ organisations LsV, FDF and EUnited AGRI – will be taking place in many countries on December 13, where farmers will already be highlighting that the time for major improvements has come. And here again: There can only be an actual Green Deal if essential changes are brought to the EU agri-food system and if it is shaped with the strong contribution of farmers. There can be no Green Deal without farmers!
Farmers’ demonstration slogans
1. No farmers - No Green Deal: BRING FARMERS TO THE NEGOTIATION TABLE!
2. Green Deal: We farmers have solutions!
This is our DEAL - Here is what we want:
3. High quality food for our citizens & food sovereignty worldwide: DEAL!
4. Short circuits – good climate – eat EU-regional: DEAL!
5. Focus on farms’ economic & social situation: DEAL!
6. NO decrease in number of farmers: DEAL!
7. Avoid hunger & chaos, and strengthen local agriculture: DEAL!
8. Effective external protection: DEAL!
Free Trade Agreements: NO DEAL!
9. Green strategies without shifting EU production & without Carbon Leakage: DEAL!
10. All production cost – also sustainability cost – covered: DEAL!
11. No harmful impact on Africa: DEAL!
12. Essential changes in EU Agri system: DEAL!
The Green Deal must be a deal shaped by and with farmers. Let’s change climate for the better & not food for the worse! Together WITH farmers!
No farmers – NO Deal!
Contact details of participating organisations:
LsV – Claus Hochrein: 0049 160 2381822
FDF – Jos Ubels: 0031 623 505051
EMB – Sieta van Keimpema: 0031 612 168000 and EMB press office: Vanessa Langer: 0032 484 533512/ office[at]europeanmilkboard.org
EUnited AGRI – Karolina Hernik: 0048 537 910640/ biuro[at]instytutrolny.pl
