Christoph Hansen: Bulgarian farmers will approach the EU average level

The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Christof Hahn, visited Bulgaria and gave a statement to the media at the opening of the "Trakiec" irrigation system near the village of Konush, Haskovo region. He commented on key topics regarding European funds, animal diseases, and the challenges facing the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Of course, this is a multi-layered solution. There are funds under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), there are funds under the convergence policy... We have also taken into account the need for "external convergence." This means that Bulgarian farmers can get closer to the EU and other countries. This has been taken into account. Of course, we know that money is limited anyway, but we need to use it better. That is why we have also proposed a structure in this direction – to ensure that the allocated funds, which ultimately reach the farm, will be stable. The income of agricultural holdings will be guaranteed already through ...