Compliance with inexperienced requirements within the EU also needs to be obligatory for non-EU farmers whose produce is traded on the European market, the Minister of Agriculture suggests
It’s essential to ease the executive burden on farmers, to be able to predictably obtain the help to them. This was said by the Minister of Agriculture and Meals, Dr Georgi Takhov at a joint briefing within the Council of Ministers with the European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski after assembly with Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev.
Minister Takhov knowledgeable that he knowledgeable Commissioner Wojciechovski concerning the state of the “Agriculture” sector in our nation. He additionally identified that the objective is to make sure equal aggressive alternatives for farmers.
Georgi Tahov emphasised that extra formidable actions are wanted on the a part of the European Fee for well timed decision-making to permit for fast execution of funds to farmers. The Minister of Agriculture recalled that in recent times, the results of the Covid pandemic, Russia’s warfare towards Ukraine, in addition to financial instability, have tremendously affected the manufacturing of agricultural merchandise. He identified that each one this has a adverse influence and hinders the event of the trade.
“Considered one of their difficulties is to finish their tasks underneath the Rural Improvement Program (RDP) 2014-2020 on time. Bulgaria’s request is for the EC to permit the fee deadline for the tasks from the outdated program to be prolonged by 12 months“, the minister clarified. He emphasised that the objective is to allow the contracts to be finalized by the tip of 2026. Minister Takhov added that this measure needs to be supplied with retroactive impact for the present accounting yr and for the final yr of implementation of the PRDP and comparable amenities already are utilized within the administration of EU Cohesion Coverage funds.
„The requirements of the Inexperienced Deal have to be imposed, each on member states and on non-EU nations that use the European market. It is a long-term dialog, however I hope it would begin proper right here in Sofia,” famous Minister Takhov.
“Bulgaria is a crucial nation within the EU when it comes to agriculture and guaranteeing meals safety. That is what European Commissioner Wojciechowski mentioned for his half. “Within the conversations with the president, prime minister and minister Takhov, we mentioned that it’s vital to extend the finances for agriculture after Ukraine’s accession to the EU. The manufacturing of Ukraine have to be restructured and the required steps have to be taken to make sure that all farmers are on equal phrases,” the European Commissioner identified.
He added that within the EU, 0.4 p.c of the Gross Home Product (GDP) is allotted to agriculture, so it’s doubtless that these funds must be elevated sooner or later. The European Commissioner identified that underneath the Short-term Framework for State Support Measures in Disaster and Transition to Help the Economic system after Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine, Bulgaria is without doubt one of the nations with probably the most nationwide funds paid to agricultural producers. He defined that our nation was very badly affected by the warfare in Ukraine, however the farmers in our nation had been supported with 452 million euros of state help.
For his half, Minister Takhov as soon as once more famous that the quantity of compensatory funds with nationwide funding shouldn’t be taken under consideration and emphasised that it’s it’s essential to deliver the degrees of direct funds and help to Bulgarian farmers equal to these of the opposite EU member states.
Earlier in a gathering on the MFA with Janusz Wojciechowski, Minister Takhov famous that he appreciates that the EC has launched a process for revising the “de minimis” help regulation. In accordance with him, the utmost quantity of normal help to enterprises lively within the main manufacturing of agricultural merchandise needs to be elevated, in accordance with the Disaster Framework.
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