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Ursula von der Leyen to take part alongside representatives from seven other parties as EU gears up for European parliament elections

Ursula von der Leyen“Like you, I think that the farmers are the solution also to fight climate change and to protect nature,” she said to the Green candidate.

“So we have to find a system, that together with them and the environmental groups that are working in this dialogue, that we are able to meet the climate goals also in the farming sector.”“Unfortunately, Madam von der Leyen, what we have seen is that you are lowering and really watering down the Green Deal for our farmers.”“If you want to get the energy prices down, you have to invest in renewable energy,” she said.

Speaking about Ukraine and farmers, she stressed the need to help Ukrainians. She said farmers are feeling pressure, and what we have to do is make sure there’s a licensing system and that Ukrainian grain goes out to the global south., for the European Christian Political Movement, said his party believes in the single market but also that some competences belong to the member states. We believe in a balanced approach, he said.

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