Agriculture Minister Norbert Totschnig (ÖVP) has sharply criticized the renaturation law passed by the EU parliament on Wednesday. The EU commission’s targets are “excessive” and “unrealistic,” Totschnig explained on Thursday.
He called for “assessment of the impact on farmers”. The law gives less room for agricultural production, which means less security of supply and more dependence. There are still many unanswered questions about the project: “What about the owners? That is practically equivalent to expropriation,” said the minister.
Funding is also unclear. Totschnig also sees inconsistencies in the European Commission’s target to restore at least 20 percent of all land and sea areas in the EU by 2030. “How much space is ultimately relevant should then be negotiated with the European Commission once it is clear what the design will look like.” The year 1953 is taken as a reference: “How was Austria then “look?”
Totschnig called for “feasible laws” that can also be implemented in the field of nature and climate protection.
Source: Krone
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