Commission to take steps to lessen admin burden on farmers

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland, Czeslaw Siekierski, Chair of European Ministers of Agriculture and Belgium's Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture, David Clarinval, Hungarian State Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development, Zsolt Feldman, attend a meeting with European Representatives of Young Farmers as part of an invitation by the Belgian Presidency and the European Commission at the EU Council building in Brussels, on February 26, 2024. Picture: John Thys/AFP via Getty Images.

Proposals have been put forward at European level to reduce the administrative burden on farmers.

The Belgian Presidency and the Commission presented proposals on ways to address the current concerns of farmers in the short and medium-term at Monday's EU Council for Agriculture Ministers. These proposals include a review of some of the conditionality associated with Basic Income Support payments, rationalisation of member state controls and increased flexibility for Farmers who make genuine errors in their applications.