Food security top of Czech Presidency agrifood priorities

Food security will be the key shaping force of the agrifood priorities of the incoming Czech Presidency, featuring on the agenda of all meetings of EU agriculture ministers over the next six months.

The Czech Republic took over the reins of the rotating six-month presidency of the European Union on Friday (1 July) with all eyes on Ukraine, which has been battling Russian forces since February.

“Russian aggression to Ukraine has reformulated the priorities of the Czech presidency practically in all areas, and agriculture is no exception,” Dmitrij Černikov, COREPER I spokesperson for the Czech permanent representation to the EU, told EURACTIV, stressing that ensuring food security is “once again on the top of the agenda”. (...)