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Strasbourg, France (AFP) April 24, 2024 - EU lawmakers on Wednesday approved a revision of the bloc's common agricultural policy (CAP) that scaled back some of the more eco-friendly requirements in a bid to appease farmers protesting what they say are overly strict rules.
The bloc’s notoriously complex legislative process can apparently be simplified — when it comes to farmers, that is, and when an election is around the corner.
It took just days after French farmers took to the streets for Brussels and Paris to backtrack on important green goals.
Flemish farmers drink morning beers on Place du Luxembourg as food producers rage about green tape from Brussels.