During the meeting, at which Cyprus was represented by Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis, the European Commission's legislative proposal on the labelling of products with geographical indications was also presented.
The agenda of the meeting also included the ongoing review of the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) Regulation in the context of the "Fit for 55" legislative package to achieve climate neutrality in the EU.
In his intervention in the discussion on the impact of the war in Ukraine on the agricultural market, Mr. Kadis said that additional measures to support farmers and livestock farmers[/B] were needed beyond those presented by the Commission.
In particular, he stressed the importance of providing immediate and adequate support to farmers during this period in order for the agricultural sector to remain viable. In a related statement, it is recalled that Cyprus along with 12 other member states requested that funding for the agri-food sector be allowed from the Rural Development budget.
The Agriculture Minister also stressed the importance of ensuring the uninterrupted supply of feed and food raw materials within and outside the European Union, underlining the need to make efforts to avoid food shortages, both for the Ukrainian people and for vulnerable regions dependent on imports from Ukraine.
In relation to the Commission's legislative proposal on the labelling of products with geographical indications, Kadis indicated that the Commission should have the necessary flexibility to be able to effectively manage specific cases of geographical indication products. For example, he said, the Commission should be able to authorise an extension of the transitional period for compliance with the specifications of certain products.
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