Norbert Lins

Norbert Lins

Norbert Lins (DE, EPP) is chair of the European Parliament’s Agriculture and Rural Development Committee

Is the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy a silver bullet for sustainable agriculture?
19 Oct Agriculture & Food
Is the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy a silver bullet for sustainable agriculture?
New Strategy must balance the needs of food production with the environment if it is to succeed, argues Norbert Lins.
EU Biodiversity Strategy must be based on incentives, not obligations
20 May Agriculture & Food
EU Biodiversity Strategy must be based on incentives, not obligations
Biodiversity is a laudable and desirable ambition, but the means to achieve it lie best in a pull, not a push-based approach. Incentives will always trump sanctions, writes Norbert Lins.
New agricultural breeding techniques: EU must take off its ideological blinkers
20 Sep Agriculture & Food
New agricultural breeding techniques: EU must take off its ideological blinkers
The debate on modern agriculture and new breeding techniques must be pragmatic, says Norbert Lins.