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Spain promotes a more ambitious European response to climate risks in agriculture

2026.5.4

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, advocated for a European free reinsurance system and a more agile use of EU funds in crisis situations during the informal meeting of the European Union's Agriculture Ministers.
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Luis Planas: "It is necessary to maintain CAP subsidies because they are fundamental for farmers and livestock breeders"

2026.4.27

The minister points out that the current model works and demonstrates the positive results of 2025, the third year of the current system, in which 582,085 beneficiaries received €4.808 billion in direct aid.
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Finance requests EU Solidarity Fund assistance from the European Commission to address storm damage in Andalusia and Extremadura

2026.4.17

The Government states that the series of seven storms meets the criteria for a "major disaster" by exceeding the established thresholds, thus fulfilling the conditions to benefit from this EU aid mechanism. The cost of eligible expenses is estimated at €1.801 billion.
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Spain and China strengthen agri-food cooperation with six new agreements

2026.4.14

The protocols cover high value-added products and establish stable sanitary frameworks that promote bilateral trade with China.
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Luis Planas and his Peruvian counterpart discuss new areas of bilateral collaboration in the agri-food sector

2026.3.24

In a meeting with the Peruvian Minister of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, Felipe Meza, Planas expressed his support for collaboration on issues such as agricultural insurance, water resources, organic production, food waste, and animal traceability and identification systems.
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Planas: Rules-based trade is essential to guarantee global food security

2026.3.23

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has argued that strategic autonomy and rules-based trade are essential to guaranteeing safe and sustainable food systems, and has warned of the threat posed to these systems by growing geopolitical tensions and the effects of climate change.
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Luis Planas underlines the strength of the agri-food relationship between Spain and Mexico

2026.3.13

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food highlighted the strong agri-food relationship between Spain and Mexico, emphasising the importance of consolidating cooperation and trade between the two countries: "They are major global food exporting powers, with consolidated positions and a common commitment to innovation, digitalisation and precision agriculture".
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Food welcomes publication of the wine legislative package, a key tool for the future of the sector

2026.2.27

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, considers that this is a very positive instrument that will provide more flexibility for the application of the CAP's wine sector intervention funds.
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Luis Planas asks the European Commission to activate the agricultural crisis fund for the areas affected by the storms

2026.2.12

The minister has offered the government's support to help affected farmers and stockbreeders. He pointed out that it has not yet been possible to make a precise assessment of the damage because of the difficulties in accessing many of the affected areas, where the rains are ongoing.
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Luis Planas: "Spain is going to transform gastronomic recognition into global leadership"

2026.2.9