EU farm crisis: Structural reforms needed to stabilise the market, MEPs say

Met dank overgenomen van Europees Parlement (EP) i, gepubliceerd op dinsdag 12 april 2016, 16:41.

MEPs will quiz EU farm policy chief Phil Hogan i on Tuesday at 11.00 on the Commission's latest aid package to help EU farmers cope with falling farm produce prices, high input costs and the Russian embargo on imports of EU foodstuffs. They will also assess the effectiveness of the 2015 package to tackle the crisis and debate ways to ensure fair incomes for farmers and help them to become more resilient to future market shocks.

You can watch the plenary debate via EP Live, and EbS+.

Procedure: Question for oral answer to the Commission

2016/2611(RSP)

Debate: Tuesday, 12 April

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Updated: ( 11-04-2016 - 17:48)