And the big absent of the #MaastrichtDebate debate is nature! Not a surprise, but still a disappointment. Europe is facing more & more droughts, heatwaves, floodings & forest fires: acknowledging nature as an ally must be one of the next top political priority!

#VoteFutureEU

Interesting picture: a 'farmer' (or politician?) in a monoculture, to celebrate the release from standards.

In parallel we already see pictures of damaged fields and orchards and hear farmers crying about the severe damages by extreme weather.
More of the latter to come.

La difesa della mortadella in Costituzione?
Follia.
La nutrizione sana si difende con agricoltura sostenibile e sistema alimentare giusto. Il nazionalismo non centra nulla. Amo la grappa, ed e' certamente un simbolo delle terre di mio padre. Ma restiamo seri...

This is just scary. Healthy nutrition is pursued through sustainable farming and a just food system. 'products that symbolise national identity' can well be terribly unhealthy.
A constitutional right to promotion of Grappa, Parma ham and Zabaione?
monique goyens Camille Perrin

Janusz Wojciechowski Care to specify about the 'crisis'?
Are we talking about the violent outbreaks tolerated by police and rewarded/encouraged by politicians, like yourself?

Frog story.

Denmark's Climate Council report on future land use. Argues climate goals can be met more efficiently if integrated with water and biodiversity initiatives, calls to take one-third of DK agricultural area out of agricultural use buff.ly/3WeMlsO

Your regular reminder that Ursula von der Leyen has consistently refused to meet environmental NGOs for the duration of her tenure in office.
#COPAcracy

Bulldozing both emocracy and biodiversity in one go
#COPAcracy
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Meanwhile on a planet far away from Brussels (or London or Washington)......

A day of shame.
Europe is in the hands of a nihilistic lobby ready to destroy everything for their short term profit- the climate, nature, farmers' resilience, democratic rules, EU credibility....

Benoît BITEAU oui c'est ça- l'ère de la COPACY (ou plus justement COPACRACY) a débuté... contre la démocratie. Espérons que les citoyens se rendront nombreux aux urnes le 9 juin pour élir ceux qui défendent LEUR/NOTRE futur #votefuture euelections.eeb.org

Les conservateurs, l’extrême droite, les libéraux et la majorité des socialistes actent la catastrophe #PAC
Les reculs écolo ne feront jamais le progrès pour les paysans. Nos amendements pour une juste distribution des aides et des prix rémunérateurs ont été déboutés #tartuffes

The farm lobby celebrates the destruction of biodiversity, soil, and carbon stocks. This is pure nihilism. They are pulling the rug under the feet of farmers and food production.

You have to recognise the genius in human deeds, always.
Like when approving just one amendment could derail an entire vote and the Greens/EFA in the EU Parliament 🌍 table amendments with pledges from the EPP Group manifesto to see if the main proponents are willing to vote against their own beliefs

As conservatives & far right are blaming environmental regulations for EVERYTHING, we reminded MEPs today about the importance to #KeepTheGreenDealAlive 🔥

Climate, social & biodiversity crises don’t accept compromises, NEITHER WILL WE ✊

Any pretence is gone. CAP is just welfare for the rich. With symbolic consolation for smaller farmers to muddy the water. It doesn't serve any social purpose. And it favours the destruction of the resources farming depends on.

Maintaining habitat diversity at small scales benefits wild bees and pollination services in mountain apple orchards - Zanini - 2024 - Ecological Solutions and Evidence - Wiley Online Library besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

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