Europe has a proud farming history and we at the European Commission are determined to keep it that way. That is why I have taken personal control over all matters relating to agriculture.

Firstly, regarding the recent health crisis, which have been of serious concern within my department, I am pleased to say that I am now fully recovered and my Doctors have stated that, (providing I keep taking my medication), I can return to work and once again take full control over issues of EU policy.

As far as continent-wide policy is concerned, what I want to see is a Europe once again dominated by farming, where every Nation State has the right to engage in farming practices, (without putting fellow EU farmers out of business), and produce as much food as possible.

That is why I will ensure that unsubsidized, productive, privately owned EU farms will help struggling, inefficient fellow farmers in order to make the industry fair.

As an example, a dairy farm that is profitable, privately owned and does not claim government financial support, will be forced to act in a humanitarian way by either not producing quite as much dairy produce, (or any at all), so as to allow a struggling fellow farmer the chance to compete in the market place. Or alternatively, hand over a percentage of his earnings to my department so that I can redistribute that money and artificially create business for those farmers I consider in need.

I have chosen to ignore those who say that a system like this sacrifices the competent farmers and unfairly rewards the incompetent farmers, ultimately resulting in economic turmoil. We EU Commissioners always know best.

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