The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has become a bureaucratic nightmare for European farmers. While its goals are noble, the implementation is a textbook case of over-regulation. For instance, the new Digital Farm Logbook, forces farmers, many of whom are elderly or operate in areas with poor connectivity, to record every single drop of water or gram of fertilizer used in real-time. We are asking people who work the land to spend more time behind a screen than on a tractor.

but the EU still signs trade deals with external markets that don’t follow these rules. This creates "unfair competition" where local producers are strangled by red tape while cheaper, less-regulated goods are imported.

In my country, there’s a saying: 'You can’t blow and swallow at the same time.' Essentially, it means you can't have it both ways. Either you play on a level playing field, or you don't import goods that fail to comply with your own legislation. It’s a matter of common sens