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Some reflections after years of campaigning on agriculture policy in Europe.
(1/5) A policy fed for decades by billions of EUR, that has fertilized a huge undergrowth of lobbyists, MPs, MEPs, administrators & businessmen isn& #39;t reformed easily and not without conflict.
(1/5) A policy fed for decades by billions of EUR, that has fertilized a huge undergrowth of lobbyists, MPs, MEPs, administrators & businessmen isn& #39;t reformed easily and not without conflict.
(2/5) Farmers that have been made dependent on subsidies don& #39;t trust environmental reforms, especially if their lobby associations tell them the status quo is the best possible option, and that NGOs are the enemy.
(3/5) As long as vested interests of agriculture Ministers, Parliament committees and administrations have the power to set the rules for the subsidies, we won& #39;t get close to the transformation that science requires us to do.
(4/5) Permanent public awareness and media attention is what the system fears most. If the media focus stays on veggieburgers and consumer stories the system can survive. But we& #39;ve achieved a turning point here, at least in some countries: public opinion is on our side!
(5/5) Today& #39;s #CAP vote in the European Parliament was probably and hopefully the last big win of the agro-industrial lobby if we continue working together like we did in the last days!
(final) Thanks, you great people, let& #39;s go on together @NABU_de @NABU_Biodiv @BirdLifeEurope @Green_Europe @FridayForFuture @parents4future @sciforfuture @WirHabenEsSatt2 @Greenpeace @WWF @foeeurope ... #WithdrawTheCAP @GretaThunberg
