The EU approved the new emissions directive, the breeders: penalized

The European Parliament has given the final green light to the new directive on industrial emissions, which also sets more stringent levels for intensive farming, responsible for the production of nitrogen oxide, ammonia, mercury, methane and carbon dioxide. With 393 votes in favour, 173 against and 49 abstentions, the new directive also extends its rules to pig farms with more than 350 animals and to poultry farms with more than 280 chickens or more than 300 laying hens. The political agreement has for now excluded cattle breeding, which had instead been included in the European Commission's proposal and whose inclusion will be evaluated at a later date, starting from 2026. The law must now also be adopted by the EU Council, before being published in the Official Journal and coming into force 20 days later. Member states will then have 22 months to comply. However, the farmers are not satisfied. «With the vote on the industrial emissions directive - said Ettore Prandini, ...