Farmers “losers” from EU policy? Özdemir comments on farmers' protests. “Field work instead of paper work is the order of the day” An average farmer spends a quarter of his time at the desk.

The EU Commission is proposing new concessions to farmers, primarily these two: Inspection visits to companies should be almost halved. Under certain circumstances, farmers no longer have to expect penalties for non-compliance with the requirements EU agricultural policy and farmers’ protests: ÖZdemir wants to fight “bureaucracy monsters”