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Recent Council changes to ‘conditionality’ for CAP direct payments severely weaken what the agricultural sector could deliver for the environment and climate in the next 7 years. This is difficult to justify and is a poor foundation for demanding the budget to be maintained.

30 actions to transform the Commission’s proposals into a genuine transition tool.

While the CAP reform debate is in full swing, the UK countries have been consulting on the structure and content of their future agricultural policies as part of the transition away from the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy.

Just a few days before EU Agriculture Ministers meet for the informal Council in Vienna and on the basis of the preparatory questions sent by the presidency to the delegations, the authors of this blog post identify the key elements for securing vibrant rural areas in the future CAP.

While the CAP reform debate is in full swing, the UK countries have been consulting on the structure and content of their... Read in full

30 actions to transform the Commission’s proposals into a genuine transition tool. Read in full

Just a few days before EU Agriculture Ministers meet for the informal Council in Vienna and on the basis of the preparatory... Read in full

Those of us with long memories of CAP reforms know that there can be many dramas, dead ends and diversions along the... Read in full

If caring for the planet starts from the ground, then caring for the planet starts with farmers and foresters and all others... Read in full

The agriculture sector has great potential to reduce its GHG emissions in a cost-effective way, with limited or no production impacts, as... Read in full