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EU: citizen initiative to defend agriculture and the rural economy

The European Commission has decided to register the European citizens' initiative entitled "European Citizens' Initiative in Defence of Agriculture and Rural Economy in Europe".

The European Citizens' Initiative in Defence of Agriculture and Rural Economy in Europe aims to protect European Agriculture and Rural Economy with an integral regulatory framework, revolving around the following axes:

priority use of agricultural land for food production;
guarantee of food sovereignty and security;
addressing food chain issues and high prices;
ensure access for farmers and rural communities to infrastructure and transport, financing, digitalization, work, entrepreneurship and education;
improve water management to support food security and establish a European Hydrological Plan;
establish a European Agency for Agriculture and Rural Economy