Environmentalists are calling for the resignation of Brandenburg's new Minister of Agriculture!

Environmentalists are calling for the resignation of Brandenburg's new Minister of Agriculture!

Märkisch-Oderland, Deutschland - Hanka Mittelstädt, the new Minister of Agriculture and Nutritional Economics, Environment and Consumer Protection in Brandenburg, is faced with massive criticism from environmentalists shortly after her appointment. The Nature and Landscape Association has the SPD politician, who on December 16, 2024 by Prime Minister Dr. Dietmar Woidke was sworn in, discussed the necessary integrity and demands her immediate resignation. These allegations are based on her past as the managing director of Ucker-Ei GmbH, where she worked until November and has now left the family business due to her new role. As an agricultural minister, Mittelstädt has thus become the target of the environmental associations, which you see as a representative of the Agrarlobby, according to the Borkener Zeitung .

conflicts about environmental compatibility

The free-range posture of up to 39,900 laying hens by Ucker-ei GmbH is particularly controversial. The BUND for the environment and nature conservation (BUND) has filed a lawsuit against the keeping conditions, as it is feared that Mittelstädt, as a minister, could undermine environmental impact tests in her previous role, a reproach that her ministry will decide. This approach has led to a deep distrust of the new minister, who also has to take care of the tasks and the Green Week 2025 during her take office. Despite the allegations, the state farmers' association is satisfied with the appointment of Mittelstädt and speaks of a "stable smell", which could also increase the tensions between the interests of agriculture and environmental protection, as in the press information of the mluk is reported.