Last autumn the Commission has announced its intention to establish a high level expert group to tackle greater market instability and increased price volatility, of which the European agri-food sector is suffering from. The main aim of the Task Force is to search and develop solutions, which are capable of improving farmers position in the food chain and strengthening SME-s.
The members have been chosen via application procedure and the Central-Eastern-European region will be also represented by a Polish and a Slovak member.
The task force will hold several meetings in the coming months, in which stakeholders and representatives of the EP, the Commission and the Council will also participate. Among other issues market transparency and access for farmers to financial instruments will be on top of the agenda. The Task Force will present a final report with its findings in the autumn of 2016, which may include concrete recommendations for policy and legislative initiatives.
More information on the Agricultural Markets Task Force can be found here.
