Next week, the European Commission will present new legislative proposals to satisfy protesting farmers in EU countries. This was announced by European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski in an interview with RMF FM.


"A very large reduction in the burden on farmers will be proposed," he said.


As the European Commissioner explained, this year the EU will not impose fines on farmers who do not comply with environmental or climate standards. Also, by the end of the budget period (from 2025 to 2027), changes will be made to ease the requirements of the European Green Deal.


"This will be a package of decisions that should remove all farmers' fears not so much about the Green Deal as about its elements in the Common Agricultural Policy," Wojciechowski added.


According to him, the concessions will include the abolition of the mandatory 4 percent of land reclamation. Farmers will also be able to continue to leave land fallow.


The European Commission promises to find a solution to mitigate the severity of crop rotation and the obligation to use winter cover. It is noted that each EU country will be able to choose the period for crop rotation.


In addition, farms of up to 10 hectares will not be checked for compliance with environmental requirements. According to the publication, such farms account for 75% of all agricultural farms in Poland.


Wojciechowski also proposed to expand state aid to farmers. This refers to assistance in connection with the war in Ukraine.