WIFO study: Economist Felbermayr proposes fundamental reform of EU agricultural policy

In a study, the new economic advisor Gabriel Felbermayr criticizes EU agricultural policy as inadequate for achieving environmental and climate goals. Economists at his WIFO institute are calling for a market-oriented overhaul with less bureaucracy and a greater emphasis on the polluter-pays principle.

19. März 2026
Wifo-Chef Gabriel Felbermayr
Gabriel Felbermayr is the director of the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) in Vienna. (picture alliance / HELMUT FOHRINGER / APA / picturedesk.com | HELMUT FOHRINGER)

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