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Fairness and convergence of CAP direct payments
Question for written answer E-000959/2026/rev.1 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) Article 35(3) of the proposal for a Regulation establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034, stipulates that degressive area-based income support (DABIS), which would also be the basic subsidy of the common agricultural policy, must be between EUR 130 and EUR 240 per...
Newcastle disease
Question for written answer E-001158/2026 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) For three decades there were no outbreaks of Newcastle disease in Germany, but the country is once again experiencing outbreaks on poultry farms, including on a large holding in Brandenburg, where over 375 000 laying hens have been infected and are about to be slaughtered[1].
Removal of active substances used in farming without assuring viable alternatives
Question for written answer E-000962/2026 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) In light of the frequent decisions on the non-renewal or withdrawal of authorisation for active substances used in agriculture under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Commission needs to clarify whether it plans, before or at the same time as removing a product from the market, to assure that equally efficient and affordable alternatives are available for farmers.
Need to stimulate internal sugar beet production
Question for written answer E-000961/2026 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The price offered to sugar beet growers has decreased by 30 % over the previous year, reflecting global market pressure. This decrease follows the record price levels recorded in the 2023-2024 season, when EU sugar production fell by around 1 million tonnes[1].
Parliamentary question | Milk crisis | P-000963/2026 | European Parliament
Priority question for written answer P-000963/2026 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) Already back in November 2025, organisations representing the dairy sector warned about the critical situation facing the European milk market, based on clear indicators that predicted a collapse in prices.[1] However, there was no reaction from the European Commission.
Tackling the issue of first-time home buying among young people
Question for written answer E-000450/2026 to the Commission Rule 144 Sebastião Bugalho (PPE), Regina Doherty (PPE), Marco Falcone (PPE), Daniel Buda (PPE), Nikolina Brnjac (PPE) In EU social policy, the concept of a ‘guarantee’ has been used in two Council recommendations of a voluntary nature: the European Child Guarantee and the Youth Guarantee. Both are supported, under the current multiannual financial framework (MFF), by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+).
Parliamentary question | Decline in cattle numbers in the EU, rising beef prices and the impact of diseases – the Commission’s view and measures envisaged | E-000286/2026 | European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000286/2026 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE), Dan-Ştefan Motreanu (PPE) The EU’s cattle population decreased from 80 million in 2005 to 72 million in 2024, despite the enlargement of the Union. That decrease has been amplified by economic and demographic factors, as well as the impact of diseases. In France alone, blue tongue disease has resulted in the loss of 200 000 cattle in just one year. The market is feeling the consequences.
Fresh outbreak of swine fever
Question for written answer E-005016/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The Spanish authorities are investigating an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Catalonia after genetic testing pointed to a strain similar to one being used in laboratory research. The origins of this strain of the virus are unclear, and the possibility of it having escaped from a research facility cannot be excluded.
CBAM and fertilisers
Question for written answer E-005009/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) There is a serious risk that the EU has underestimated the real emissions attributable to imports from certain countries when calculating the new carbon tax (CBAM). The proposed default values are too low, making foreign products appear less polluting than they actually are, and reducing the effectiveness of the mechanism.
Ensuring a level playing field for manufacturing imports from third countries
Question for written answer E-005012/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The increasing volume of manufacturing imports from third countries is posing a major challenge to Europe’s economic competitiveness. While EU producers conform to high standards on safety, quality of materials, traceability and environmental protection, no equivalent guarantee is provided for many of the products entering the internal market via Europe’s ports.
Diversification of protein sources
Question for written answer E-005013/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The European Union is highly dependent on imports of soya for the production of feed for the livestock sector. Currently, around 66 % of the EU's plant protein needs comes from imports.
Provisional tariffs imposed by China on EU dairy products
Question for written answer E-000007/2026 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The Chinese authorities have recently introduced provisional tariffs of between 21.9 % and 42.7 % on certain dairy products from the EU as part of an anti-subsidy investigation launched in August 2024, with the final decision to be adopted in February 2026.
Capitalising on local products
Question for written answer E-005015/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) Small farmers in Romania are facing increasing difficulties in capitalising on their production, as the market is dominated by imported products and they have limited access to the large commercial chains. There have been cases of farmers having to destroy their products at the same time as the shop shelves are full of imported products.
Impact of regional and national partnership plans on financing for farmers and the common agricultural policy
Question for written answer E-004661/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The Forum of Romanian Farmers and Professional Processors, along with other European organisations, have expressed concern over the Commission’s proposal to incorporate the common agricultural policy, cohesion policy, the social funds and climate policy into a single fund managed via regional and national partnership plans.
Economic challenges of compliance with EU animal welfare rules
Question for written answer E-004663/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The study supporting the impact assessment for the review of the EU legislation on animal welfare during transport (Milieu SRL, 2023) concluded that compliance with Regulation 1/2005 remains ‘economically unattractive’. Despite this, the Commission has brought forward a proposal for a regulation which has high implementation costs.
Financing for young farmers under the future CAP
Question for written answer E-004429/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) Given that the Strategy for Generational Renewal in Agriculture sets a funding target of 6 % of the budget of the future CAP, without, however, imposing a concrete budgetary obligation on Member States, how does the Commission plan to ensure that this does not remain just a symbolic and declarative target and that the funding actually will be channelled to young farmers, who need solid financial support and...
New agreement between the EU and Ukraine on the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area
Question for written answer E-004430/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The new agreement between the EU and Ukraine on the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) will entail a revision of tariff quotas for agri-food products from Ukraine. In order to boost trade in certain types of product, such as fermented milk, the Commission has proposed the full liberalisation of quotas.
Downward trend in European agri-food trade
Question for written answer E-004427/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) Although the prices of imported agri-food products have risen significantly over the last few months, Commission figures show that EU exports remain strong, and the balance of trade in the agri-food sector continues to be in surplus.
Unilateral bans on imports from Ukraine
Question for written answer E-004428/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) Poland, Hungary and Slovakia are maintaining their national bans on imports of agricultural produce from Ukraine even though the new EU-Ukraine trade deal has entered into force and these measures are contrary to the principles of the single market and the common commercial policy, over which the European Union has sole authority.
High airfares and possible cartel practices in the aviation sector
Question for written answer E-004142/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Adrian-George Axinia (ECR), Georgiana Teodorescu (ECR), Anna Zalewska (ECR), Volker Schnurrbusch (ESN), Krzysztof Śmiszek (S&D), Andi Cristea (S&D), Roman Haider (PfE), Geadis Geadi (ECR), Nikola Bartůšek (PfE), Gheorghe Piperea (ECR), Maria Zacharia (NI), Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă (NI), Daniel Obajtek (ECR), Daniel Buda (PPE), Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza (ECR), Claudiu-Richard Târziu (ECR), Paolo Inselvini (ECR) Caught between...
Residues of antibiotics banned in the EU detected in eggs
Question for written answer E-003782/2025/rev.1 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) Cases have recently come to light of eggs from Ukraine being sold on the EU market despite their containing residues of antibiotics banned in the EU. This poses a risk to consumer health and represents a type of unfair competition in respect of EU farmers, who have to meet stricter production and quality standards.
Price of wheat at an all-time low after boom harvests in many producer countries
Question for written answer E-003448/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The price of European wheat is currently at an all-time low (around EUR 192/t on the Constanța grain exchange and between EUR 193-194/t on Euronext) after boom harvests in Germany, France and other producer countries, while at the same time EU wheat exports have dropped significantly (from 3.76 million tonnes last year to just 1.78 million tonnes between 1 July and 17 August this year).
Increase in beef exports from Ukraine and the effects on EU farmers
Question for written answer E-003447/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) In July 2025, exports of live weight cattle from Ukraine had increased by 62 % over June 2025 and by 14 % over July 2024, to stand at around 1 980 tonnes, generating USD 4.19 million in revenue[1]. Exports of frozen beef totalled 1 680 tonnes, at a revenue of about USD 7.56 million.
New EU-USA framework agreement on trade
Question for written answer E-003442/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The EU and the USA have signed a framework agreement on trade designed to ease trade tensions. The USA has cut its automobile tariffs to 15 %, but has called on the EU to scrap taxes on US manufactured goods. Exemptions have been negotiated for aviation products and certain generic medicines, as has a cap on tariffs on wood and semiconductor products.
Parliamentary question | The new CAP budget – insufficient to cater for candidate countries | E-003453/2025 | European Parliament
Question for written answer E-003453/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The budget proposed for the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2028-2034 is EUR 300 billion, or 15 % less than the current budget. This raises questions in connection with food security and this as a strategic priority for the EU. Farmers and farming are the backbone of the EU, but go unseen.
Decline in demand for agricultural machinery in the EU
Question for written answer E-003444/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) Demand for agricultural machinery in the EU has decreased significantly, which has affected both the manufacturers and distributors of such equipment[1]. There has been a significant drop in sales of tractors and other specialised machinery, which is liable to impact the modernisation of farms and hence the sustainability and productivity of European agriculture.
Spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza to herds of cattle in the USA
Question for written answer E-003446/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) It is of great concern that, in the USA, avian influenza A has been detected not just on poultry farms but also in the dairy sector – in raw milk, milking equipment, slurry and even in the air on farms – and there is a high risk that after crossing into cattle it will mutate and appear in humans.
Scrapping of support for retired farmers under the future CAP
Question for written answer E-003260/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE), Dan-Ştefan Motreanu (PPE) The proposal for the future CAP post-2027 was published on 17 July, when a deep-seated reform of this long-standing policy was unveiled, along with a 15 % budget cut that raised concerns over the future of agriculture.
Drop in livestock numbers and fires
Question for written answer E-003259/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) Arid conditions in Europe, coupled with high temperatures and lack of rainfall, are fuelling devastating wildfires. France has experienced its biggest fire in 70 years, which destroyed 16 000 hectares of land and left one person dead. The situation is serious right across Europe.
Bovine tuberculosis outbreak
Question for written answer E-003258/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) There has been an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis on two farms in Wartburg, Thuringia, in Germany which has also affected wild animals such as wild boar and foxes, with the first cases being reported in May 2025. The authorities have launched a wildlife monitoring programme to last until the end of the year, and are disease-testing animals.
Competitiveness challenges in the agri-food sector
Question for written answer E-003181/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) In 2024, the European Union’s agri-food trade balance shrank significantly compared to the previous year. Although exports increased slightly, imports rose more sharply, resulting in a drop in the EU’s trade surplus from EUR 70.1 billion in 2023 to EUR 63.6 billion in 2024.
Development of emergency slaughter points and slaughterhouse infrastructure
Question for written answer E-002876/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) In the context of the various outbreaks of animal diseases, from peste des petits ruminants to foot-and-mouth disease, how can the Commission support the Member States in quickly setting up mobile, fixed, temporary or permanent slaughter points so that slaughterhouse infrastructure can be developed and implemented, including in animal health crisis situations?
Impact of professional driver shortage on livestock transportation sustainability and supply chains in the EU
Question for written answer E-002894/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The European Union currently faces an estimated shortage of approximately 500 000 professional drivers, a situation that is seriously affecting supply chains and essential sectors such as livestock transportation.
Parliamentary question | Possibility of GAEC 7 and GAEC 8 requirements being dropped | E-002893/2025 | European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002893/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) In the context of the multiple crises affecting European agriculture – including geopolitical instability, climate change, economic pressures and increasing global demand for food – it is essential that European policies offer flexibility, pragmatism and real support for farmers.
Climate target for 2040
Question for written answer E-002879/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The Commission proposes a 90 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions as part of the pathway to climate neutrality by 2050. This measure supports clean industry, investment and energy security, and will be debated by Parliament and the Council.
Contamination from microplastics
Question for written answer E-002878/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) Contamination from microplastics is becoming an increasingly serious public health issue. Recent studies have revealed the presence of microplastics in various food products, which can have negative effects on human health.
Common agricultural policy reform
Priority question for written answer P-002877/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The Commission proposed a reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP) and integration of the agricultural budget into flexible national plans, in order for funding to be rerouted to other priorities. The proposal was scrapped after opposition from farmers, agriculture ministers and the farming lobby.
European subsidies for South African wine producers
Question for written answer E-002728/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Céline Imart (PPE), Daniel Buda (PPE), Esther Herranz García (PPE), Gilles Pennelle (PfE), Carlo Fidanza (ECR), Jessika Van Leeuwen (PPE), Dolors Montserrat (PPE) At a time when the European wine sector is experiencing an unprecedented crisis – marked by large-scale restructuring within its own vineyards, mass grubbing up, and growing distress among producers, including tragic cases of suicide – the South African wine sector...
Supporting access to financing for LAG beneficiaries in rural communities
Question for written answer E-002208/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) European reports state that in many areas, the implementation of activities through LAGs (local action groups) has generated economic multipliers that, in some cases, have exceeded a factor of 1.2-1.5 for every leu invested. One of the main criticisms levelled at LAGs is that excessive bureaucracy has complicated access for beneficiaries to financing.
Support for farmers affected by low temperatures in March 2025
Question for written answer E-001579/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) In March 2025, Romania was hit by late frosts and sub-zero temperatures after many farmers had already sown their spring crops. These adverse weather conditions caused significant losses, severely affecting agricultural production and farmers’ incomes. Late spring frosts also constitute a major threat to fruit growing, especially during the flowering season, when fruit trees are extremely vulnerable.
Eligibility of funding for smart irrigation systems via cohesion policy
Priority question for written answer P-001395/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) In its Communication of 1 April on the review of cohesion policy 2021-2027, the Commission proposes a reorientation of funds towards strategic priorities such as water resilience, the digitisation of water infrastructure and the ecological transition.
Agri-food imports from the USA
Question for written answer E-000999/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The President of the USA bemoans his country’s trade deficit with the European Union, especially in the area of agri-food products, and has called for the EU to buy more US products. The main barrier to this, though, are the differences in food safety rules, as the EU bans imports of US products that have been treated with hormones or hazardous pesticides or which are genetically modified.
EU measures against counterfeit honey imports
Question for written answer E-000998/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) In the light of recent investigations pointing to a significant increase in imports of counterfeit honey into the European Union, including from Turkey, according to an article published by DW[1], how does the Commission intend to protect consumers from these fraudulent products, and European beekeepers from this unfair competition?
Fresh protests from European farmers
Question for written answer E-001000/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) Farmers in Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary and Austria started protesting against the EU’s unfair agricultural policies on 27 February 2025. European farmers, including those in Romania, have been hit by large-scale duty-free imports from Ukraine, the impact of the EU-Mercosur agreement, excessive red tape and the lack of a clear budget for the CAP for 2028-2034.
Fertiliser predicament in the EU
Question for written answer E-000793/2025/rev.1 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) At the end of January, the EU imposed tariffs on nitrogen-based fertilisers from Russia to provide impetus and support to European producers. However, in the absence of Russian fertilisers, supply has decreased and prices are continuing to rise: urea has reached the EUR 525/tonne mark, and other products are following the same trend.
Securing the EU’s external borders in the context of new migration flows
Question for written answer E-000996/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) Rising geopolitical tensions and instability in various regions of the world have triggered a new wave of migration to the European Union. The Member States at its external borders, including Romania, are directly affected by these flows and have responsibilities to maintain border security and also deal with asylum applications.
EU dependence on critical raw materials and impact on European industry
Question for written answer E-000995/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The European Union is heavily dependent on imports of critical raw materials which are essential for the technology industry, battery manufacturing, renewable energy and other strategic sectors. In particular, the dependence on China and other third countries poses major economic and geopolitical risks, especially in the context of global trade tensions.
Egg crisis in the EU
Question for written answer E-000994/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The EU egg market has been hit by a crisis triggered by outbreaks of avian influenza, such as the recent one in Poland where millions of birds were slaughtered.
Parliamentary question | Plan worth over EUR 100 billion | E-001001/2025 | European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001001/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The Commission has announced a plan worth EUR 100 billion to give short-term support to EU industry in response to environmental over-regulation which is contributing to a decrease in its competitiveness in the global market. This plan forms part of the Clean Industrial Deal, which aims to decarbonise traditional industries and boost the green technologies sector.
Effect of imposing duties on European agri-food imports
Question for written answer E-000991/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Daniel Buda (PPE) The USA plans to impose duties on agricultural products from the European Union, having publicly accused the EU of unfair trading practices and claiming the European bloc does not offer US products, especially machinery and agricultural goods, equal access to its markets. 1.What action is the Commission preparing to take in response to the imposition of duties on EU agricultural products exported to the USA?
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