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The EU Commissioner for Agriculture responds to recommendations regarding environmental and climate challenges, animal health, and animal welfare to improve the resilience of the swine industry.

Global meat consumption is expected to increase by 2030, while a shift in market preferences from traditional meat to plant alternatives can be observed.

More Danish farmers will have the opportunity to apply for subsidies to cover their slurry tanks and thus help reduce ammonia emissions.

The Member States have amended the Commission's proposal to extend the scope of the Directive to intensive livestock farms.

New law raises the EU carbon sinks target for the land use and forestry sector, which should reduce greenhouse gases in the EU in 2030 by up to 57% compared to 1990.

The published report provides an overview of the situation in the pigmeat market and puts forward recommendations to improve the resilience of the sector.

Now by 2030 at least 74% of nitrogen-sensitive nature in protected nature areas must have a healthy nitrogen level.

The Commission committed to launch in 2023 an EU Fertilisers Market Observatory. The Commission published the call for applications with a view to formally launch the group of experts before summer 2023. The call is open until 4 April.

The revised law increases the 2030 GHG reduction target at EU level from 30% to 40% compared to 2005-levels.

The European Commission has approved a €200 million Flemish scheme to compensate for the reduction or closure of pig production.

The commission was urged to ensure the supply of fertilisers, take action to bring down prices, and increase the EU’s strategic autonomy in fertilisers.

The Commission and EU countries should support the transition to organic fertilisers and become less dependent on Russian fertilisers, say MEPs on the Agriculture Committee.