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Luxembourg's Hansen Puts EU Protein Autonomy at Heart of New Farm Plan
The European Commission is preparing a protein strategy, due in 2026 alongside a livestock strategy, to cut the bloc's heavy reliance on imported feed protein. Luxembourg's Christophe Hansen, the EU agriculture commissioner, casts it as a matter of strategic autonomy. The push resonates in his home country, where ministers have long argued for European protein independence and worry about young farmers' futures.