Ukraine war? Food crisis? No reason for the European Union to drop its green obsessions, in the view of the Brussels bureaucracy. On March 9, a meeting was held of the EFSCM (European Food Security and Response Mechanism, set up in 2021, and not used until now) to address the food /agriculture situation, given the impact of the Ukraine crisis. Several nations and the European-wide farmers association raised the necessity for emergency measures to support farmers and increase production, which means to relax the rules of the Green Deal Farm-to-Fork and Biodiversity Strategies rules, issued in 2020. The EU officials were intransigent. They declared that even the topic was out of order, according to Euroactiv.
Three nations said they will run out of livestock feed by Easter. Spain raised that restrictions on pesticide residue in imports must be lifted—it is safe enough, and it will keep agriculture going. The lead time for feed imports is up to 40 days from North America, or more. Farmers raised many problems and contingencies, especially about seeds, fuel, and fertilizer. It is now planting season in the lower-latitude countries. The EU appeared to reject all appeals in the closed-door session, according to Euroactiv.
