# COPA COGECA

Trilogue and point to the direct responsibility of the Agriculture Commissioner in this setback

This week the European agricultural news will be dominated by the CAP trialogue negotiations.

MEP Müller added, "Reducing input use and its negative effects on the environment while facing the challenges of climate change is a huge challenge for farmers. We need to create a framework that allows innovation to thrive to equip farmers with the necessary means."

What are the solutions that we could deploy soon that would allow us to respond to the challenges of sustainability, food security and competitiveness?

The European social partners in agriculture agree with Ms Nahles that social dialogue is an essential prerequisite for a balanced social market economy and for the functioning of the internal market.

"Forests are decreasing in Europe."

Organic farming has been constantly growing for the last decade (62% in ten years), from 8.5 million hectares in 2010 to 13.8 million hectares in 2019.

Copa and Cogeca take note that agriculture will not be part of the first set of economic activities that will be covered under the re-drafted Taxonomy delegated act .

In February, the executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis presented a communication of fundamental importance for the EU farming sector; the EU trade policy review.

Nitrogen fertilisers are the most important input in crop production and the main variable cost item for our cereal and oilseed farms.

For Copa and Cogeca this move is of particular importance for the EU and US farming sectors.