Press release: For solidarity, for social harmony in the EU!
EU agricultural policy cannot be used as a tool to pit European producers against each other any longer
EU agricultural policy cannot be used as a tool to pit European producers against each other any longer
Pope Francis supports milk producers in their struggle for a fair and sustainable agricultural system
Like their European counterparts, German producers are making heavy losses – the volume of milk must be cut back
EU policy ruining family dairy farms in Europe and in developing countries
A difficult and challenging year for farming has come to an end.
For me it is now abundantly clear that the ‘toolbox’ of policy instruments available to the Commission to support milk price in the post-quota era is woefully insufficient.
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Dutch dairy Friesland Campina pays dairy farmers a bonus for limiting milk supply
- Luxembourg: „Milk for Juncker“ - „Hogan go home“
Dairy farmers from our member organisation LDB have launched their „milk for Juncker“ campaign today, 18 December. The parcels with fresh milk for Juncker have been transported with tractors to the post office in Luxembourg City. Great event!
For a few days now, EU Commission President Jean Claude Juncker has been receiving very special mail. To protest against the European Commission's destructive milk policy, dairy farmers from all over Europe have been sending fresh milk to his office. Among others, they blame him for not reacting to the European Milk Board…
European Milk Board press conference at International Green Week in Berlin
Launch of the campaign "Milk for Juncker"
Since Monday 7th December, dairy farmers from all over Europe have been sending fresh milk to EU Commission President Juncker. The latter has failed to react to our open letter, in which we called for EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan to be removed from his office.
Our…