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Agricultural policy: These are the Commissioners’ tasks

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Published: September 23rd, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Luxembourg Commissioner Christophe Hansen is responsible for agriculture and food.
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Some titles will change, but the responsibilities of the new Commissioners for agricultural and food issues will essentially remain the same. As before, the Agriculture Commissioner – proposed by Christophe Hansen (EPP) from Luxembourg – will be responsible for agriculture and rural development and thus for both pillars of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The Health Commissioner – the Hungarian Olivér Várhelyi has been proposed – will continue to cover animal welfare and food safety, including plant protection and genetic engineering.

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