Germany stands against questioning food green goals amid Ukraine war

While calls to reconsider the green goals the EU has set for the food sector have become numerous since Russia’s attack on Ukraine, German farm minister Cem Özdemir has made a point of stressing sustainability efforts should not be curtailed.

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German Cabinet Meeting in Berlin — Unlike many other actors in Brussels and different member states, Özdemir has repeatedly stressed that he does not see food supply in Germany or the EU at risk in the face of the war in Ukraine and that the focus should be on other parts of the world. [ANDREAS GORA/EPA-EFE]

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