But critics say proposed budget does not meet ambitions and new strategies are needed to increase biodiversity and boost greener farming - without reducing yields
The move is part of broader plans to make Europe the first climate neutral continent by 2050, but also to increase its geopolitical influence around the world
Most of the 43 items on the commission’s 2020 to-do list relate to the green deal and digital technologies, but there is a promise to breathe new life into the European Research Area
Lack of high quality investment projects could impede drive towards carbon neutrality, while coal-dependent countries are ‘in denial’ over scale of transition, and the commission is accused of ‘creative accounting’ in drawing up the budget
