The activation of all European mechanisms to deal with zoonotic diseases and to support the world that depends on animal husbandry, was requested by the Minister of Rural Development and Food (FSA), Kostas Tsiarasattending the meeting of the Council of Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries of the EU, taking place in Luxembourg on 27 and 28 October 2025.
Kostas Tsiaras pointed out that the new CAP must emphasize the support of young and real producers and emphasized that supporting the primary sector means maintaining and strengthening social cohesion. Referring to the modern challenges facing European agriculture and animal husbandry, the FSA pointed out that “the time of challenges is also accompanied by the appearance of zoonotic diseases widely in many countries. It is the moment when all European mechanisms must be activated, mainly to support not only livestock farming, but also all those who depend on the specific activity of the primary sector”.
Mr. Tsiaras underlined the importance of the primary sector for maintaining social cohesion and emphasized that “Europe always proves that in critical moments it cooperates, gives all its strength and manages, through decisions and specific choices, to support the primary sector, to give it the option of resilience and sustainability, and above all to highlight it as one of the most important factors of social cohesion”.
Mr. Tsiaras noted that Europe is in a period where “we must review, but of course also pay attention to developments concerning the primary sector, with planning and actions that must support it, mainly through the framework of the new Common Agricultural Policy”.
He also underlined that Greece insists “that the new CAP must remain strong and independent, in order to be able to give the real impetus but also support the viability of the primary sector, through policies that mainly concern its resilience”.
The Minister also noted the need to pay special attention to “young people, women, remote and disadvantaged areas”, underlining that “we must ensure strong resources so that the new programming period is accompanied by real support for the primary sector”.