(L-R) Martine Hansen, Luxembourg Minister of Agriculture, Food and Viticulture; Czesław Siekierski, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland;
Credit: EU
On Tuesday 17 June 2025, Luxembourg’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Viticulture reported that Minister of Agriculture, Food and Viticulture, Martine Hansen, attended an informal European Union (EU) meeting on agriculture and fisheries, in Warsaw, Poland, from Sunday 15 June to Tuesday 17 June 2025.
According to the ministry, discussions focused on the subject of “generational renewal”, a major challenge for the agri-food sector in Europe and a priority for the Grand Duchy. Martine Hansen emphasised: "In Luxembourg, we began a dialogue with our young people in the spring to implement an action plan for generational renewal in agriculture and viticulture, which we hope to finalise by the end of the year."
The ministry noted that Minister Hansen believes that to encourage young people to work in agriculture, all measures must be put in place to ensure that agricultural production remains economically viable and that there must be predictability in the budgets and legislation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and in all other legislation affecting agriculture.
The ministry remarked that the EU should therefore maintain an ambitious CAP budget that places the profitability of food production at the centre of its considerations and a stable legislative framework that allows young farmers to confidently plan their business projects over fifteen or even 20 years, particularly in the case of major investments. It added that targeted financial support is therefore necessary for modernisation and innovation, as well as for adaptation to climate change.
Moreover, the ministry stated that Minister Hansen also advocated for more ambitious administrative and procedural simplification at the Community and national levels and that the creation of new, additional administrative burdens must be avoided. In this context, the minister reiterated her proposal to simplify the deforestation regulation.
The ministry concluded: “It is also important to change the way we view the farming profession. Positive communication focused on innovation, sustainability and food sovereignty is essential. We must highlight the importance of the farming profession to society.”
