{"id":1224,"date":"2018-05-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eu-unit\/uncategorized\/1224\/out-of-balance-industry-links-in-the-european-parliament-agri-committee\/"},"modified":"2020-05-29T14:28:25","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T12:28:25","slug":"out-of-balance-industry-links-in-the-european-parliament-agri-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eu-unit\/issues\/nature-food\/1224\/out-of-balance-industry-links-in-the-european-parliament-agri-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Out of Balance &#8211; industry links in the European Parliament AGRI committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"leader\">\n\tFor 56 years, European farming has been guided by the European Union\u2019s common agricultural policy (CAP) and the subsidies it distributes to European farmers. The CAP currently accounts for almost 40 percent of the EU\u2019s total budget \u2013 \u20ac59 billion in 2017.<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div class=\"events-box small-box left\">\n<div class=\"frame reset-padding\">\n        <a class=\"open-img EnlargeImage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/08\/0b493eb2-0b493eb2-20180524-out-of-balance-industry-links-agri-committee-infographic.jpg\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_Image1\" class=\"Thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/08\/0b493eb2-0b493eb2-20180524-out-of-balance-industry-links-agri-committee-infographic.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-width:0px;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"open-img EnlargeImage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/08\/0b493eb2-0b493eb2-20180524-out-of-balance-industry-links-agri-committee-infographic.jpg\" title=\"\">        <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden\">\n        <span class=\"date\"><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the EU carries out a policy review that will affect the CAP over the next seven years, there is concern that the interests of the agriculture industry could be given precedence over public health and the environment, and to the detriment of many European farmers. Greenpeace has investigated the farming links of members of the European Parliament\u2019s agriculture committee (AGRI), which is a key player in the CAP negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>The research found that a majority of AGRI committee members, 25 out of 46, have strong links to the agriculture sector, and four more MEPs have looser links. This farming expertise is of course important in the reform of the CAP, but it should not eclipse the input of other experts. Agriculture has a significant impact on the environment, public health, climate change, the economy and other sectors, and yet there is a danger that experts in these fields will be prevented from playing a meaningful role in the reform of the CAP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/08\/66d83622-66d83622-20180524-out-of-balance-industry-links-eu-agri-committee.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20180524-Out-of-Balance-industry-links-EU-AGRI-committee<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For 56 years, European farming has been guided by the European Union\u2019s common agricultural policy (CAP) and the subsidies it distributes to European farmers. 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