Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Costas Kadis made the following statement to the media on the sidelines of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels today:
"At today's meeting of the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers we had the opportunity to discuss the situation of the markets and how it affects agricultural activity. It was generally understood from the discussion that farmers across the EU are being adversely affected by the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The increase in energy costs in particular has had a chain effect on the increase in grain, feed and production costs in general. Similar effects, of course, are also present in Cyprus, which we presented with concrete data during the Council.
It was deemed necessary by all Ministers to keep active the solidarity corridors that transport agricultural products from Ukraine to European countries and to the whole world, but also to maintain agricultural activity in Ukraine for the benefit of its citizens and the whole planet.
Today was a special day for me because it was the last Council in which I participated. I had the opportunity to greet my colleagues and the Commissioners - Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakidou and Rural Development Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski - and to give them a final greeting, in which I thanked them for the cooperation we have had over the last five years and for the fact that we have had difficult but also pleasant moments together.
We have faced, I think, important challenges through the crises we have managed, for the benefit of Cypriot farmers and European citizens in general. Certainly, the memories of my presence in the Council are vivid and I will keep them with me for the rest of my life."
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