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Why out-of-the-spotlight Council discussions on the CAP don’t serve the environment, climate or farmers

ANNE MARéCHAL, 17 OCT 2019

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.

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The status quo is not an option: the CAP’s environmental performance needs to improve

FAUSTINE BAS-DEFOSSEZ; KALEY HART, 30 NOV 2018

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

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Emerging agricultural policy frameworks in the UK

KALEY HART, ANNE MARéCHAL, 29 NOV 2018

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.

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A healthy environment is fundamental to achieving vibrant rural areas

KALEY HART; FAUSTINE BAS-DEFOSSEZ, 20 SEP 2018

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.

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Emerging agricultural policy frameworks in the UK

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

The status quo is not an option: the CAP’s environmental performance needs to improve

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

A healthy environment is fundamental to achieving vibrant rural areas

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

Why would this be the time to overturn the strategy for CAP reform?

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

Caring for the planet starts from the ground

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

Climate mitigation in agriculture is necessary, achievable and can benefit the sector in the process

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