The European Parliament's AGRI Committee on 2 June 2026 debated the Common Market Organisation (CMO) proposal, generational renewal, agri-food promotion, and bluetongue rules, revealing divergences on budget, product inclusion, and disease control.
Eric Sargiacomo (S&D) defended the CMO as a strategic CAP instrument, opposing cuts and backing full EU financing, stronger emergency storage, and reciprocity. Alessio Mammi (CoR) aligned on these points. On the school scheme, Daniel Buda (EPP) urged retention of Parliament's line against national allocation, while Anja Hazekamp (The Left) and Anna Strolenberg (Greens/EFA) pushed for plant-based options. On promotion, Salvatore De Meo (EPP) warned against excluding wine or meat, while Tilly Metz (Greens/EFA) argued for alignment with the Green Deal. On bluetongue, Francisco Reviriego Gordejo (DG SANTE) framed the package as simplification, but Stefan Köhler (EPP) and Jessika Van Leeuwen (ECR) called for practical movement solutions and a European vaccination strategy. Cristina Maestre (S&D) warned against abandoning eradication ambition.
Farmers face uncertainty on CMO budget and emergency measures; schoolchildren may see dietary shifts if plant-based options expand; livestock breeders gain from simplified bluetongue rules but risk higher costs if vaccination strategy is delayed; agri-food SMEs could lose promotion support if wine and meat are excluded.
Next steps include setting rapporteurs and deadlines for each file.