From Sunday to Tuesday, 7th–9th September, Minister for Agriculture Armands Krauze will participate in the informal meeting of EU Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers in Copenhagen, Denmark. The theme of the meeting is “Enhancing the Competitiveness fon the EU Agriculture and Food Sector and Accelerating the Green Transition.” Denmark, which assumed the Presidency of the Council of the EU on July 1st, is encouraging member states to find mutually beneficial solutions to strengthen EU competitiveness. This requires establishing a regulatory framework that accelerates the entry of products into the market while ensuring equal competition conditions for EU businesses worldwide.
To enable farmers to play an active role in the green transition, stable support for the sector and access to finance must be guaranteed. Therefore, Minister Krauze will call on member states to support Latvia’s position and insist on maintaining a separate budget for the Common Agricultural Policy, rejecting the European Commission’s proposal to integrate it into a single EU fund.
EU member states are already working to simplify agricultural regulations while striving to maintain the objectives of the green transition and identify practical ways to achieve them. Success will only be possible if farmers themselves are actively involved. Countries must therefore support their farmers in managing economic, environmental, and societal pressures, while ensuring that agricultural production remains strong. This can be achieved through investments in ecosystem services and innovative technological solutions that both reduce the sector’s environmental and climate impact without limiting production capacity and create new income opportunities for farmers.
In light of this, the Danish Presidency will invite member states to discuss two key issues: how the EU can promote innovation and investment in agriculture and food production to ensure access to high-quality food, and what regulatory changes are needed to provide farmers with better access to the tools necessary for implementing the green transition.