Published: February 6th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Following the debacle over agricultural diesel cuts, Federal Minister of Agriculture Cem Özdemir wants to make concessions to farmers. To financially assist livestock farmers in converting their barns, he plans to introduce an „animal welfare cent“. As exclusively learned by Table.Media, the BMEL presented key points for this to the SPD, Greens and FDP factions last week. However, there are doubts about whether the concept is compatible with European law.