Tag: #cap

The future of the CAP

At the beginning of June, the European Commission presented its proposals for the future of the CAP (common agricultural policy) and EU food and farming system. For the next multiannual financial framework, going from 2021-2027, the Commission proposed a reduction of around 5% for CAP funding. The proposals are based on 9 objectives, with an […]

A new troubled EU budget

The European Commission unveiled its proposal for the future of the EU Budget: the Multi-annual Financial Framework for 2021-2027 with a €1,135bn budget. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the Commission, presented the communication as “an opportunity to shape our future as a new, ambitious Union of 27 bound together by solidarity”, a pragmatic and long-term strategy. However, […]

Future of CAP: Evolutionary or revolutionary approach?

Last November, the European Commission presented a proposal on how to address the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) going forward. Czeslaw Siekierski, Chair of the Parliament’s Agriculture Committee and EPP Member, stated that the sector needs to be strengthened in order to be adapt itself faster, as technological developments, for example, occur more rapidly than changes in the agricultural sector. Moreover, the […]

ENRD Workshop on ‘The Future CAP: towards a Performance-based Delivery Model’

This ENRD workshop on ‘The Future CAP: towards a Performance-based Delivery Model’ is taking place the 30th of January in Brussels. It will bring together Managing Authorities (MAs) and Paying Agencies (PAs) to discuss a possible new delivery model in rural development based on performance. Please find more information about the workshop here.

France, a review of CAP is needed

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was created in 1962 and is one of the oldest European policies. From that date, there have been reforms that adapted it to the changes in society. The objectives of CAP are to ensure a stable and sustainable production of food, providing the supply needed at affordable prices, protects farmers […]

Future of CAP: a non-centralised system?

The European Commission is planning to change the current system of the CAP, the Common Agricultural Policy, which absorbs a 40% of the total EU budget. The new system should rely on the principle of subsidiarity, rather than a centralised system as it is currently happening. Traditionally, the countries receive direct payments to farmers, that being […]

National subsidies for UK farmers after Brexit

Michael Gove, Britain’s Secretary for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has announced that UK farmers will receive subsidies from the government  of the same amount they’re currently receiving from the EU Common Agricultural Policy  (€3.37 billion) for a number of years (probably 5 years) after Brexit, until a new environmental protection  subsidies system is implemented. Regarding the payments […]