Source: European Parliament
The Commission remains committed to the objectives of reducing the overall use and risk of chemical pesticides, cutting nutrient losses, reducing overall EU sales of antimicrobials for farmed animals and in aquaculture, and increasing the level of organic farming as well as organic aquaculture.
The Vision for Agriculture and Food[1] underlines that farmers need appropriate support of various kinds to help them make their contribution to achieving these objectives — in an approach which addresses the need for environmental, economic and social sustainability.
The quantified targets referred to by the Honourable Members are not legally binding. However, the underlying indicators are part of the Commission’s established set of context indicators on the Common Agricultural Policy[2], and on that basis will continue to be monitored alongside the Commission’s various other indicators which relate to the farming and food sectors.
Regarding animal transport, on 7 December 2023, the Commission adopted a proposal[3] for a new Regulation on the protection of animals during transport. This proposal is now being examined by the European Parliament and the Council.