Revealed: billionaires are ‘ultimate beneficiaries’ linked to €3bn of EU farming subsidies

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/03/revealed-billionaires-ultimate-beneficiaries-linked-to-eu-farming-subsidies

Billionaires were “ultimate beneficiaries” linked to €3.3bn (£2.76bn) of EU farming handouts over the four-year period even as thousands of small farms were closed down, according to the analysis of official but opaque data from EU member states.

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Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y

Wow, what a huge surprise.

Lemmynated@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 1y (1 reply)

But what about all those farmers protesting against doing anything about climate change?

XTL@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 1y

They just want cheaper fuel. Don't mind giving up human rights, nature or habitable climate, education...

seaQueue@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y