The agriculture ministers of the eastern German states warn of far-reaching negative consequences of the planned reduction in EU agricultural funding from 2028. The plans to limit and reduce funding for larger farms would weaken companies with employees subject to social security contributions in particular and would be rejected, the ministers from Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia announced on the fringes of the Green Week agricultural trade fair.
"They ignore labor input, value creation, regional responsibility and employment effects and lead to a systematic disadvantage for currently efficient farms, especially in the eastern German states." The common EU agricultural policy must treat all farms equally. The eastern German state farmers' associations also took part in the meeting.
